"At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it."
Steve McQueen
as Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman
as Doug Roberts
William Holden
as Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway
as Susan
Fred Astaire
as Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely
as Patty
Richard Chamberlain
as Simmons
Jennifer Jones
as Lisolette
O. J. Simpson
as Jernigan
Robert Vaughn
as Senator Parker
Robert Wagner
as Bigelow
Susan Flannery
as Lorrie
Sheila Allen
as Paula Ramsay
Norman Burton
as Giddings
Jack Collins
as Mayor Ramsay
Don Gordon
as Kappy
Felton Perry
as Scott
Gregory Sierra
as Carlos
Ernie F. Orsatti
as Mark Powers
Dabney Coleman
as Deputy Chief #1
Elizabeth Rogers
as Lady in Buoy
Ann Leicester
as Guest
Norman Grabowski
as Flaker
Ross Elliott
as Deputy Chief #2
Olan Soule
as Johnson
Carlena Gower
as Angela Allbright
Mike Lookinland
as Phillip Allbright
Carol McEvoy
as Mrs. Allbright
Scott Newman
as Young Fireman
Paul Comi
as Tim
George D. Wallace
as Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton
as Technician
William Bassett
as Leading Agent
John Crawford
as Callahan
Erik L. Nelson
as Wes
Art Balinger
as Announcer
Norman Hicks
as Pilot
Thomas Karnahan
as Co-Pilot
Leoda Richards
as Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Ruth Foster
Maureen McGovern
as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Steven Marlo
as Fireman (uncredited)
Richard Martin Stern
Novel
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Frank M. Robinson
Thomas N. Scortia
John Guillermin
Director
Irwin Allen
Producer
Phil Ball
Second Assistant Director
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design
Jack Baur
Casting
Ward Preston
Art Direction
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Carl Kress
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Sidney Marshall
Associate Producer
William J. Creber
Production Design
James Winburn
Stunts
Joel Hirschhorn
Songs
Al Kasha
Johnny Borgese
Special Effects
Roydon Clark
Lars Lundgren
John Nowak
Regis Parton
Wally Rose
Felix Silla
Peter Stader
Frank V. Phillips
Additional Photography
Paula Dell
Bennie E. Dobbins
Bobby Porter
Tom Steele
Joseph F. Biroc
M. James Arnett
Howard Curtis
Eddie Hice
Hank Calia
Richard E. Butler
Loren Janes
Fred Lerner
Julius LeFlore
Walter Robles
Fred Waugh
Russell Saunders
Mickey Gilbert
Orwin C. Harvey
Troy Melton
Frank Reinhard
Paul Stader
Chuck Waters
Cody Bearpaw
Mickey Caruso
Dick Dial
Larry Duran
Stephanie Epper
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Denver Mattson
Glenn Randall Jr.
Erik Cord
Everett Creach
Vince Deadrick Sr.
George Fisher
John Hugh McKnight
Larry Holt
Regina Parton
Action Director
Diamond Farnsworth
George Robotham
Glynn Rubin
Shelley Snell
Paula Crist
Kevin N. Johnston
Fred Scheiwiller
George P. Wilbur
Jeannie Epper
John A. Bonner
Sound Supervisor
Tony Brubaker
Lightning Bear
Nick Dimitri
Preston Peterson
Jack Verbois
Frank Regula
Sound Mixer
Bruce Paul Barbour
Gary Epper
Roger Creed
Doug O'Dell II
Frank Orsatti
Dar Robinson
Dean Smith
Marilyn Stader
Phil Adams
Dick Crockett
Gene LeBell
Victor Paul
Thomas Rosales Jr.
David Sharpe
Tony Epper
Lila Finn
James W. Gavin
Minor Mustain
John Moio
Gil Perkins
Robert Renegade Renneke
Bob Terhune
Richard Washington
Fred Zendar
Bob Yerkes
Richard Shepherd
Production Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Bender
Leonard A. Engel
Supervising Music Editor
Wes McAfee
Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
Norman A. Cook
Unit Production Manager
Art Volpert
Production Coordinator
Nikita Knatz
Production Illustrator
Jere Henshaw
Don Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Joseph Musso
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
George Leslie
Production Controller
Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer
Steven P. Sardanis
Assistant Art Director
Dan Goozee
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Tom Cranham
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Murray
Key Grip
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Robert McLaughlin
Property Master
Kathy Fields
Still Photographer
Gene Stout
Gaffer
Susan Germaine
Orlando Suero
Naomi Cavin
Emile LaVigne
Jack Hooper
Negative Cutter
Thomas Laughridge
Camera Operator
Donald White
Hugh McFarland
Costumer
Kathleen McCandless
Gerald Endler
Mechanical Designer