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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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