Backdraft

Silently behind a door, it waits. One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage. In that instant it can create a hero...or cover a secret.

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Crime
Thriller

Overview

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 24, 1991
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures,Imagine Entertainment,Trilogy Entertainment Group
Cast: Kurt Russell,William Baldwin,Robert De Niro,Donald Sutherland,Jennifer Jason Leigh,Scott Glenn,Rebecca De Mornay,Jason Gedrick,J.T. Walsh,Anthony Mockus Sr.and 25 more
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Gregory Widen,Mark Moore
Producer: Richard Barton Lewis,Raffaella De Laurentiis,Brian Grazer,Pen Densham,John Watson
Cinematography: Mikael Salomon
Music: Hans Zimmer
Budget: $75,000,000
Revenue: $152,368,585
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0101393