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City on Fire

Play trailer Poster for City on Fire R,  Released Aug 31, 1979,  1h 44m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A doctor (Barry Newman), a fire chief (Henry Fonda), a newswoman (Ava Gardner) and hospital patients face disaster after arson at an oil refinery.

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Tom Milne Observer (UK) A damply spluttering disaster movie. Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...in any other film, casting the venerable Shelley Winters as a young, idealistic and gutsy nurse would be a talking point, but she鈥檚 only one more shonky element in a tower of inanities... Rated: 3/5 •  Jan 9, 2024 Full Review

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Audience Member I can see why this doesn't get the love the rest of its kind does. It's a bottom of the barrel disaster flick. It's still fairly entertaining if you're hungry for one of these, but it's very cheap looking and gets kinda dull. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/20 Full Review Audience Member Closing in on the bottom of the barrel disaster flick makes no sense picking up and dropping plot points at random intervals. Shelley Winters at least tries to give a performance but Ava Gardner and Henry Fonda, both looking the worse for wear, obviously did it strictly for the loot and are phoning it in, Henry being the worst offender. If you're a disaster movie junkie this is a must see but for anyone else its a Grade Z mess. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis A doctor (Barry Newman), a fire chief (Henry Fonda), a newswoman (Ava Gardner) and hospital patients face disaster after arson at an oil refinery.
Director
Alvin Rakoff
Producer
Claude H茅roux
Screenwriter
Jack Hill, David P. Lewis, Celine la Freniere
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production Co
Astral Bellevue Path茅, Astral Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 1979, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 25, 2019
Runtime
1h 44m