City on Fire

R
1h 46m
1979
4.923 /10 (39)

What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!

Overview

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.

Country : Canada, United States of America
Genre : Action
Languages : English
Released Date: 1979-07-11

Top Billed Cast

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

Mavor Moore

John O'Brien

Donald Pilon

Dr. Matwick

Terry Haig

Terry James

Cec Linder

Councilman Paley

Ken James

Andrew

Jefferson Mappin

Beezer

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