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Steel (1979)

Steel poster
Directed by
Steve Carver
Genre
drama film, action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crew of construction workers race to finish a dangerous skyscraper project. The foreman faces pressure from his boss and personal conflicts with his team.

grittydetermineddramatictoughblue-collarsuspensefulintenseunsentimental

What happens

Steel (also known as Look Down and Die) is a 1979 American drama film directed by Steve Carver and starring Lee Majors, Jennifer O'Neill, Art Carney, and George Kennedy. It was filmed in Lexington, Kentucky, and the surrounding Fayette County. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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