The read
Critics rate it 45 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 573 1970s action movies in this catalog score higher.
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 45 points higher than audiences do.
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Céline La FrenièreWriter
- Jack HillWriter
- David P. LewisWriter
- Alvin RakoffDirector
- William McCauleyOriginal Music Composer
- Matthew McCauleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barry NewmanDr. Frank Whitman
- Susan ClarkDiana Brockhurst-Lautrec
- Shelley WintersNurse Andrea Harper
- Leslie NielsenMayor William Dudley
- James FranciscusJimbo
- Ava GardnerMaggie Grayson
- Henry FondaFire Chief Risley
- Jonathan WelshHerman Stover
- Hilary FarrMrs. Adams
- Richard DonatCaptain Harrison Risley
- Mavor MooreJohn O'Brien
- Donald PilonDr. Matwick
Stills
Movies like City on Fire
Shows like City on Fire
Themes
rescuefirefire enginerevengearsondisasterhospitalexplosiontrappedoil refineryburning buildingdisaster movie