City on Fire Movie

City on Fire
Rating:
Run Time: 104 min
MPAA Rating: R
Released: 1978
Directors: Alvin Rakoff
Genre/Type: Action
Thriller
Disaster Film
Producers: Claude Heroux
Plot Synopsis by Linda Rasmussen
City on Fire, a disaster thriller filmed in Canada with dialogue in both French and English, tells the story of an oil-refinery explosion in a small town. Dr. Frank Whitman (Barry Newman) and his co-workers, including Nurse Harper (Shelley Winters) and Dr. Matwick (Donald Pilon), fight bravely to save the victims even when they, themselves are endangered by the fire. The film also features cameos by Ava Gardner and Henry Fonda. The film moves at a fast pace and creates a great deal of suspense as the fire closes in on the survivors. Director Alvin Rakoff uses creativity instead of a big budget and, aided by the splendid cinematography of Rene Verzier, succeeds in creating an exciting disaster film.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Barry Newman Frank Whitman Mar 26, 1938 in Boston, MA
Susan Clark Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec Mar 8, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Shelley Winters Nurse Andrea Harper Aug 18, 1922 in East St. Louis, IL
Leslie Nielsen Mayor William Dudley Feb 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
James Franciscus Jimbo Jan 31, 1934 in Clayton, MO
Ava Gardner Maggie Garyson Dec 24, 1922 in Grabtown, NC
Henry Fonda Chief Albert Risley May 16, 1905 in Grand Island, NE
Jerome Tiberghien Fireman Waller
Lee Murray Tory
Bronwen Mantel Sarah Watts
Terry Haig Terry James
Cec Linder Councilman Paley
Jefferson Mappin Beezer
Melody Ryane Nuerse Florence Stoddard
Richard Donat Captain Harrison Risley
Earl Pennington Mr. Clark
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