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City on Fire

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City on Fire
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R,1hr 44min
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January 1, 1979
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Synopsis: City on Fire, a disaster thriller filmed in Canada with dialogue in both French and English, tells the story of an oil-refinery explosion in a small town. Dr. Frank Whitman (Barry Newman) and his co-workers, including Nurse Harper (Shelley Winters) and Dr. Matwick (Donald Pilon), fight bravely to save the victims even when they, themselves are endangered by the fire. The film also features cameos by Ava Gardner and Henry Fonda. The film moves at a fast pace and creates a great deal of suspense as ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Frank Whitman
Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec
Nurse Andrea Harper
Mayor William Dudley
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