City on Fire
“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.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Edited by Jacques ClairouxShot by Rene VerzierScored by Matthew MccauleyDesigned by William Mccrow
Box Office
1979 · Box office
Grossed $792K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$792K
US & Canada: $784K — 99% of worldwide · International: $7K (1%)
Also known as
- Stadt in Flammende
- Cité en feufr
- Città in fiammeit
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Barry Newman
as Dr. Frank Whitman
Susan Clark
as Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec
Shelley Winters
as Nurse Andrea Harper
Leslie Nielsen
as Mayor William Dudley
James Franciscus
as Jimbo
Ava Gardner
as Maggie Grayson
Henry Fonda
as Fire Chief Risley
Jonathan Welsh
as Herman Stover
Hilary Farr
as Mrs. Adams
Richard Donat
as Captain Harrison Risley
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
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