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Backdraft

1991Directed by Ron Howard2h 17m

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.

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.

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Action
  • Crime

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
  • Kevin Casey as Nightingale
  • Jack McGee as Schmidt
  • Mark Wheeler as Pengelly
  • Richard Lexsee as Washington

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