City on Fire
What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!
R 1979 · 106 min · ★ 5.1 · Action
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.
Directed by Alvin Rakoff · Written by Jack Hill
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Barry Newman Dr. Frank Whitman -
Susan Clark Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec -
Shelley Winters Nurse Andrea Harper -
Leslie Nielsen Mayor William Dudley -
James Franciscus Jimbo -
Ava Gardner Maggie Grayson -
Henry Fonda Fire Chief Risley -
Jonathan Welsh Herman Stover -
Hilary Farr Mrs. Adams -
Richard Donat Captain Harrison Risley - M Mavor Moore John O'Brien
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Donald Pilon Dr. Matwick
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