The Towering Inferno
Director: John Guillermin. Cast: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Susan Blakely,
Jennifer Jones, Fred Astaire, Robert Wagner, OJ Simpson, Jack Collins, Sheila Matthews, Norman Burton, Robert Vaughn, Susan Flannery,
Dabney Coleman, Gregory Sierra, Don Gordon, Mike Lookinland, Carlena Gower, Carol McEvoy, Scott Newman. Screenplay: Stirling
Silliphant (based on the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and
Frank M. Robinson).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B–
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor: Fred Astaire
- *Best Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp and Joseph F. Biroc
- Best Art Direction: William J. Creber
- *Best Film Editing: Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress
- Best Original Score: John Williams
- *Best Original Song: "We May Never Love Like This Again"
- Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jones
- *Best Supporting Actor: Fred Astaire
- Best Screenplay: Stirling Silliphant
- *Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Susan Flannery
- Best Original Song: "We May Never Love Like This Again"
- Other Awards:
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Supporting Actor: Fred Astaire; Best Original Score: John Williams
- David di Donatello Awards (Italian Oscars)—Best Foreign-Language Film