The Towering Inferno 1974 Watch Free in HD

Architect Doug Roberts returns to San Francisco for the high-profile dedication ceremony of the Glass Tower, the tallest but poorly constructed building in the world. During the party, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Genre:

Action, Thriller, Drama

Actors:

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, ...»

Director:

John Guillermin

Country:

United States

Release:

1974

IMDb:

7.0

Quality:

Duration:

165 min

Time Out

A starry cast share out roles that are less like characters than places in a lifeboat.

June 24, 2006

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Filmcritic.com

break out the popcorn, sit back, and enjoy a galaxy of stars picking up their fat paychecks and having a great time. They absolutely don't make 'em like this anymore

May 13, 2009

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TV Guide

The result is everything a disaster movie should be, a combination of soap opera and the spectacle of destruction.

February 03, 2012

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Variety

The Towering Inferno is one of the greatest disaster pictures made, a personal and professional triumph for producer Irwin Allen.

September 22, 2008

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Groucho Reviews

A Titanic tale of hubris...knot-in-the-stomach scary from the moment the fire gets out of control to the last-ditch heroics that come hours later. [Blu-ray]

July 28, 2009

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Antagony & Ecstasy

Despite the best efforts of most of those involved, the film never takes off as more than just a remarkable collection of glossy violence.

September 11, 2014

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EmanuelLevy.Com

Featuring an all-star cast (Paul Newman, Steve McQueen), the movie delivers the goods of a well-crafted disaster flick, but strangely, it was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

March 30, 2011

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New York Times

You may not come out of the theater with any important ideas about American architecture or enterprise, but you will have had a vivid, completely safe nightmare.

May 09, 2005

Chicago Sun-Times

The Towering Inferno is a brawny blockbuster of a movie, by far the best of the mid-1970s wave of disaster films.

October 23, 2004

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Film4

Ironically, there's now something almost comforting about the way the film sticks to formula, but the action is still authentically thrilling.

February 03, 2012

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Chicago Reader

Irwin Allen, the Busby Berkeley of natural disasters and other people's troubles, teams up with John Guillermin, a competent if undistinguished action director.

February 03, 2012

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