France / Jul 11, 1979
What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Earl Pennington | Mr. Clark |
| Sonny Forbes | Tom |
| Bronwen Mantel | Sarah Watts |
| Janice Chaikelson | Debbie Watts |
| Steven Chaikelson | Gerald Watts |
| Murray Cruchley | Tony Miller |
| Jérôme Tiberghien | Fireman Waller |
| Mel Ryane | Nurse Florence Stoddard |
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| Anthony Sherwood | Sam |
| John Friesen | Albert |
| Nancy Beatty | Mary Stover |
| Doug Smith | Attendant Franks |
| Maria De Aragon | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Emil Glassbourg | Doctor (uncredited) |
Genres
Action
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | City on Fire |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Astral Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation |
| Release date | 11 luglio 1979 |
| Executive producer | Harold Greenberg, Sandy Howard |
| Production | Claude Héroux, Howard Lipson, Larry Nesis |
| Writer | Jack Hill, David P. Lewis, Céline La Frenière |
| Casting | Ann Bell, Anna St. Johns, Karen Hazzard, Victoria Mitchell, Ingrid Fischer |
| Editing | Jean-Pol Passet, Jacques Clairoux |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Assistant directors | Charles Braive, Pedro Gandol, Daniel Hausmann, Alvin Rakoff |
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| Camera operators | René Verzier |
| Additional photography | René Verzier |
| Production design | William McCrow, Claude Marchand, Csaba András Kertész |
| Art direction | Claude Marchand, William McCrow, Csaba András Kertész |
| Set decoration | Csaba András Kertész, William McCrow, Claude Marchand |
| Special effects | Cliff Wenger |
| Visual effects | William Cruse |
| Stunts | Grant Page |
| Music | Matthew McCauley, William McCauley, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Patrick Rousseau |
| Sound | Matthew McCauley, William McCauley, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Patrick Rousseau |
| Costume design | Yvon Duhaime |
| Makeup | Yvon Duhaime |
| Hairstyling | Yvon Duhaime |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Netherlands / Jul 11, 1979 / 16
Romania / Jul 11, 1979 / 18+
Canada / Aug 29, 1979 / R
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United States / Aug 31, 1979 / R
Japan / May 31, 1980
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