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'''City on Fire''' ([[:Category:1979|1979]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]/[[:Category:Canuxploitation|Canada]]) is a [[:Category:Disaster|Disaster-Thriller]] directed by Alvin Rakoff | |||
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===Main Details=== | |||
* Released in 1979 | * Released in 1979 | ||
* Color | * Color | ||
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* Distribution Co: AVCO Embassy Pictures | * Distribution Co: AVCO Embassy Pictures | ||
* Directed by Alvin Rakoff | * Directed by Alvin Rakoff | ||
* Produced by | * Produced by Claude Héroux | ||
* Written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis, Céline La Frenière | * Written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis, Céline La Frenière | ||
* Starring Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda | * Starring Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda | ||
* Music by Matthew McCauley, William McCauley | * Music by Matthew McCauley, William McCauley | ||
* Cinematography René Verzier | * Cinematography René Verzier | ||
====Also Known As | |||
Argentina - Ciudad en llamas | ===Plot Summary=== | ||
*A pyromaniac, 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. | |||
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===Also Known As=== | |||
*Argentina - Ciudad en llamas | |||
*Austria - Stadt in Flammen | |||
*Australia - City on Fire | |||
*Belgium (French title) - Cite en feu | |||
*Belgium (Flemish title) Stad in vlammen | |||
*Brazil - Cidade em Chamas | |||
*Canada (English title) - City on Fire | |||
*Chile - Ciudad en llamas | |||
*Colombia - Ciudad en llamas: Catástrofe 2000 | |||
*Germany (DVD title) City Inferno: Menschliche Fackeln | |||
*Denmark - Byen brænder | |||
*Spain (DVD title) - Ciudad en llamas | |||
*Spain - Emergencia | |||
*Finland - Kaupunki liekeissä | |||
*France - Cité en feu | |||
*UK - City on Fire | |||
*Greece - O mavros hrysos ekdikeitai tin poli | |||
*Greece - Ο μαυροσ χρυσός εκδικείται την πόλη | |||
*Hungary -Lángoló város | |||
*Ireland (English title) City on Fire | |||
*Italy - Città in fiamme | |||
*Japan (English title) City on Fire | |||
*Mexico - Ciudad en llamas | |||
*Netherlands - Stad in vlammen | |||
*Norway - Byen brenner | |||
*New Zealand (English title) City on Fire | |||
*Peru - Ciudad en llamas | |||
*Poland - Miasto w ogniu | |||
*Portugal - Cidade em Chamas | |||
*Romania - Oras in flacari | |||
*Serbia - Grad u plamenu | |||
*Soviet Union (Russian title) (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) Gorod v ogne | |||
*Soviet Union (Russian title) Город в огне | |||
*Turkey (Turkish title) Yangin | |||
*Venezuela - Ciudad en llamas | |||
*Germany - Stadt in Flammen | |||
===Tagline=== | |||
* What Happened to Them Could Happen to You ... In Any City Anywhere! | |||
__NOTOC__ | |||
[[Category:1979]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Disaster]][[Category:AVCO Embassy]][[Category:Canuxploitation]][[Category: USA]] | [[Category:1979]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Disaster]][[Category:AVCO Embassy]][[Category:Canuxploitation]][[Category: USA]] | ||
[[Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000]][[Category:Jack Hill]] | |||
Revision as of 15:13, 13 June 2021
City on Fire (1979, USA/Canada) is a Disaster-Thriller directed by Alvin Rakoff
Main Details
- Released in 1979
- Color
- Running time: 106 min.
- Production Co: Astral Bellevue Pathé | Telefilm Canada
- Distribution Co: AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Directed by Alvin Rakoff
- Produced by Claude Héroux
- Written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis, Céline La Frenière
- Starring Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda
- Music by Matthew McCauley, William McCauley
- Cinematography René Verzier
Plot Summary
- A pyromaniac, 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.
Also Known As
- Argentina - Ciudad en llamas
- Austria - Stadt in Flammen
- Australia - City on Fire
- Belgium (French title) - Cite en feu
- Belgium (Flemish title) Stad in vlammen
- Brazil - Cidade em Chamas
- Canada (English title) - City on Fire
- Chile - Ciudad en llamas
- Colombia - Ciudad en llamas: Catástrofe 2000
- Germany (DVD title) City Inferno: Menschliche Fackeln
- Denmark - Byen brænder
- Spain (DVD title) - Ciudad en llamas
- Spain - Emergencia
- Finland - Kaupunki liekeissä
- France - Cité en feu
- UK - City on Fire
- Greece - O mavros hrysos ekdikeitai tin poli
- Greece - Ο μαυροσ χρυσός εκδικείται την πόλη
- Hungary -Lángoló város
- Ireland (English title) City on Fire
- Italy - Città in fiamme
- Japan (English title) City on Fire
- Mexico - Ciudad en llamas
- Netherlands - Stad in vlammen
- Norway - Byen brenner
- New Zealand (English title) City on Fire
- Peru - Ciudad en llamas
- Poland - Miasto w ogniu
- Portugal - Cidade em Chamas
- Romania - Oras in flacari
- Serbia - Grad u plamenu
- Soviet Union (Russian title) (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) Gorod v ogne
- Soviet Union (Russian title) Город в огне
- Turkey (Turkish title) Yangin
- Venezuela - Ciudad en llamas
- Germany - Stadt in Flammen
Tagline
- What Happened to Them Could Happen to You ... In Any City Anywhere!
