Movie
Backdraft
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
- Release date
- 1991-05-24
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Trilogy Entertainment Group, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Stephen McCaffrey
- William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey
- Robert De Niro as Donald Rimgale
- Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jennifer Vaitkus
- Scott Glenn as John 'Axe' Adcox
- Rebecca De Mornay as Helen McCaffrey
- Jason Gedrick as Tim Kirzminski
- J.T. Walsh as Alderman Marty Swayzak
- Anthony Mockus Sr. as Chief John Fitzgerald
- Cedric Young as Grindle
- Juan Ramírez as Ray Santos
Crew
- Ron Howard - Director
- Gregory Widen - Writer
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