City on Fire (1979)

Directed by

Alvin Rakoff

Genre

action film, disaster film, thriller film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disgruntled ex-employee sabotages an oil refinery, causing a massive fire that spreads through the city. The characters struggle to contain the blaze or escape the flames.

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What happens

City on Fire is a 1979 disaster action film directed by Alvin Rakoff, written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis, and Céline La Frenière, and stars Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, and Henry Fonda. The film's plot revolves around a disgruntled ex-employee who sabotages an oil refinery, setting off a blaze that engulfs an entire city. People try to either fight the fire or flee as it spreads throughout the city. The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, although the name of the city is not mentioned in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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