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Where was The Towering Inferno filmed?

1975 film, directed by John Guillermin and Irwin Allen.

  • San Francisco

The story is set in San Francisco, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
San Francisco
Filmed in
San Francisco
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About The Towering Inferno

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Released
1975
Directors
John GuillerminIrwin Allen
Cast
Steve McQueenPaul NewmanWilliam HoldenFaye DunawayFred AstaireSusan BlakelyRichard ChamberlainJennifer JonesO. J. SimpsonRobert Vaughn
Genre
DisasterDramaThrillerAction
Based on
The Tower, The Glass Inferno
Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Architect Doug Roberts returns to San Francisco for the dedication of The Glass Tower, a mixed-use skyscraper that he designed for developer James Duncan.

During the dedication ceremony, chief of public relations Dan Bigelow turns on all the tower's lights, but Roberts orders them shut off to reduce the load on the electrical system.

Fire overtakes the express elevators, killing a group whose elevator stops on the engulfed 81st floor.

Famous lines from The Towering Inferno

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Full steam.Doug Roberts
  • Nope, no way.Doug Roberts
  • So, how was it?James Duncan
  • Can I talk at all?Doug Roberts
  • You'll never leave.James Duncan

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