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City on Fire

What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!

5.0

1h 46m

1979

“What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!”

Synopsis

An ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

Director

Alvin Rakoff

Trailer

Action

rescuefirefire enginerevengearsondisasterhospitalexplosiontrappedoil refineryburning buildingdisaster movie

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Cast & Crew

Barry Newman

Barry Newman

as Dr. Frank Whitman

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

as Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

as Nurse Andrea Harper

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

as Mayor William Dudley

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

as Jimbo

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

as Maggie Grayson

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

as Fire Chief Risley

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh

as Herman Stover

Hilary Farr

Hilary Farr

as Mrs. Adams

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