Where to Watch
Region
Apple TV Store
Buy from
HD
$4.99
Amazon Video
Buy from
HD
$14.99
Google Play Movies
Buy from
$14.99
YouTube
Buy from
$14.99
Prices last updated September 3, 2026. Pricing and availability may vary by region.
powered by JustWatch
About
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Theatrical
Dec 14, 1974
Box Office
$116.0M
Budget
$14.0M
Return
8.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 15, 2003
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Irwin Allen Productions
Quotes
See all →A Promise of Full Confession
Harlee Claiborne
I promised myself if I every saw you again I'd make a full confession-
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Facing Crisis with Humor and Responsibility
Roger Simmons
Pretty ridiculous spectacle, right? There's no way down.
Patty Duncan Simmons
Oh, thank God you're all right! Oh Roger, what are we going to do?
Roger Simmons
I know what I'm going to do. Get quietly drunk.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Steve McQueen
Chief O'Hallorhan
P
Paul Newman
Doug Roberts
W
William Holden
Jim Duncan
F
Faye Dunaway
Susan
F
Fred Astaire
Harlee Claiborne
S
Susan Blakely
Patty
R
Richard Chamberlain
Simmons
J
Jennifer Jones
Lisolette
O
O. J. Simpson
Jernigan
R
Robert Vaughn
Senator Parker
R
Robert Wagner
Bigelow
S
Susan Flannery
Lorrie
S
Sheila Allen
Paula Ramsay
N
Norman Burton
Giddings
J
Jack Collins
Mayor Ramsay
D
Don Gordon
Kappy
F
Felton Perry
Scott
G
Gregory Sierra
Carlos
E
Ernie F. Orsatti
Mark Powers
D
Dabney Coleman
Deputy Chief #1
