City on Fire

City on Fire

5.1IMDb Score
Released:1979-07-11
Genre:Action
Duration:106 min
Director:Alvin Rakoff
Actors:Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus
Production:Astral Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation

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.

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