The towering inferno, [presented by] Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. ; produced by Irwin Allen ; screenplay by Stirling Sillphant ; directed by John Guillermin

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The towering inferno, [presented by] Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. ; produced by Irwin Allen ; screenplay by Stirling Sillphant ; directed by John Guillermin

Note

Title from containerBased on the novels "The tower" by Richard Martin Stern and "The glass inferno" by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. RobinsonOriginally released as a motion picture in 1974Special features: Disc 1: All-new audio commentary by film historian F.X. Feeney; All-new scene-specific commentary by Mike Vezina, special effects director (X-Men 3) and Branko Racki, stunt coordinator (Day after tomorrow) ; Disc 2: "Inside the tower: we remember" featurette; "Innovating tower: the SPFX of an inferno" featurette; "The art of towering" featurette; "Irwin Allen: the great producer" featurette; "Directing the inferno" featurette; "Putting out fire" featurette; "Running on fire" featurette; "Still the world's tallest building" featurette; "The heart of disaster: Stirling Silliphant" featurette; Over 30 extended/deleted scenes; AMC backstory: "The towering inferno"; Storyboard-to-film comparisons; Nato presentation reel; 3 interactive articles from American Cinematographer; Original "Making-of" featurettes; 1977 Irwin Allen Interview; Still photo galleries (Shot compositions, publicity, behind-the-scenes, conceptual sketches, costumes); Original teaser; Original trailer

Acquisition source address

Midwest Tape

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

mixed

resource.creditsNote

Music, John Williams

Dimensions

other

Edition

Special edition

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

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

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (approximately 164 min.), anamorphic, sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System control number

(Sirsi) 1012190(OCoLC)67705637

System details

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer, NTSC

Upc

024543231707

Video recording publisher number

2233170 -- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Videorecording format

DVD

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