City on Fire

Jul 11, 1979

1h 46m

★ 5.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Astral Films

Canadian Film Development Corporation

City on Fire Trailers

Cast

Dr. Frank Whitman

Barry Newman

Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec

Susan Clark

Nurse Andrea Harper

Shelley Winters

Mayor William Dudley

Leslie Nielsen

Jimbo

James Franciscus

Maggie Grayson

Ava Gardner

Fire Chief Risley

Henry Fonda

Herman Stover

Jonathan Welsh

Mrs. Adams

Hilary Farr

Captain Harrison Risley

Richard Donat

John O'Brien

Mavor Moore

Dr. Matwick

Donald Pilon

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