Film

Backdraft

1991 · 2h 17m · Drama · Thriller · Action

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.

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

72%

Metacritic

39

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.

Kurt Russell

Stephen McCaffrey

William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

Robert De Niro

Donald Rimgale

Donald Sutherland

Ronald Bartel

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Vaitkus

Scott Glenn

John 'Axe' Adcox

Rebecca De Mornay

Helen McCaffrey

Jason Gedrick

Tim Kirzminski

J.T. Walsh

Alderman Marty Swayzak

Anthony Mockus Sr.

Chief John Fitzgerald

Cedric Young

Grindle

Juan Ramírez

Ray Santos

Kevin Casey

Nightingale

Jack McGee

Schmidt

Mark Wheeler

Pengelly

Richard Lexsee

Washington

• Ron HowardDirector
• Gregory WidenWriter
• Richard Barton LewisProducer
• Pen DenshamProducer
• John WatsonProducer
• Raffaella De LaurentiisExecutive Producer
• Brian GrazerExecutive Producer
• Mikael SalomonDirector of Photography
• Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
• Daniel P. HanleyEditor

Backdraft (1991) HD TrailerBackdraft Official Trailer #1 - Donald Sutherland Movie (1991) HD

Release date

May 24, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

R

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$152,368,585

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime

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