Backdraft (1991-05-24)
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.
Overview
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1991-05-24
Runtime: 2h 17m
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Gregory Widen
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Backdraft (1991) HD Trailer
Backdraft | Fighting the Factory Fire in 4K HDR
Backdraft Official Trailer #1 - Donald Sutherland Movie (1991) HD
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Top Cast
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
Beep Iams
Sean McCaffrey
Ryan Goldstein
Brian, Age 7
John Duda
Stephen - Age 12
Robert Swan
Willy - Bartender
Clint Howard
Ricco, Pathologist
Ron West
Alan Seagrave
Kevin Crowley
Candidate
Carlos Sanz
Candidate
Jane Jenkins
Woman Psychiatrist
David Crosby
'70s Hippie
W. Earl Brown
Paramedic
James Ritz
Mannequin Fire Reporter
Irma P. Hall
Nurse
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Nurse
Dennis Liddiard
Party Brawler
David Luckenbach
Security Officer
Gregory Lundsgaard
High-Rise Fireman
Dan Tullis Jr.
Engine 17 Firefighter
Peter C. Hobert
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