City on Fire (1979 film)

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City on Fire
City on Fire film poster
Directed by	Alvin Rakoff
Written by	Jack Hill Dave Lewis Céline La Frenière[1]
Produced by	Claude Héroux
Starring	Barry Newman Susan Clark Shelley Winters Leslie Nielsen James Franciscus Ava Gardner Henry Fonda
Cinematography	René Verzier[1]
Edited by	Jacques Clairoux Jean-Pol Passet[1]
Music by	Matthew McCauley William McCauley[1]
Production company	Astral Bellevue Pathé[2]
Distributed by	Astral Films (Canada)[1] AVCO Embassy Pictures (US)
Release dates	May 24, 1979 (1979-05-24) (West Germany) July 11, 1979 (1979-07-11) (Paris) August 29, 1979 (1979-08-29) (Montreal) August 31, 1979 (1979-08-31) (United States)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Canada United States[2]
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[3]
Box office	$784,181[4] (US)

City on Fire is a 1979 disaster action film directed by Alvin Rakoff, written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis and Celine La Freniere, and stars Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner and Henry Fonda.^[5] The film's plot revolves around a disgruntled ex-employee who sabotages an oil refinery, setting off a blaze that engulfs an entire city. People try to either fight the fire or flee as it spreads throughout the city.

The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, although the name of the city is not mentioned in the film.