The Towering Inferno (1974)

The Towering Inferno

John Guillermin directed this disaster picture, with producer Irwin Allen staging its action sequences, casting Steve McQueen as San Francisco Fire Chief Michael O'Hallorhan and Paul Newman as architect Doug Roberts, who battle a blaze trapping guests atop the 138-story Glass Tower during its dedication gala. (IMDb) 20th Century-Fox and Warner Bros. co-produced the film, splitting US/Canada and international distribution between them; it topped the North American box office for 1974 and drew from two competing novels, Richard Martin Stern's The Tower and Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson's The Glass Inferno. Fred Astaire, Faye Dunaway, and Richard Chamberlain round out the ensemble cast. (Wikipedia)

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Rolex Submariner

Worn by Steve McQueen as Michael O'Hallorhan. McQueen wears his Submariner again the year after Le Mans, on screen opposite Paul Newman. Which Submariner is not documented here: the 5512 he wore through Le Mans and again in The Hunter is the obvious candidate, but nothing in the coverage of this film pins the reference or the scene. (Revolution)

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