Three days after its premiere in Los Angeles, The Towering Inferno was released in theaters December 19, 1974. Irwin Allen produced the film, combining two novels: The Tower by Richard Martin Stern; and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. The disaster flick starred an all-star cast including Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, and Gregory Sierra.
It opened to mostly positive reviews and became a box-office smash, becoming one of the biggest grossing films of 1975. It won three Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song for We May Never Love This Way Again.
John Williams was nominated for his original score. Fred Astaire was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. He didn't win the Oscar but did win a Golden Globe for his role.
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