The Towering Inferno (UK BD) in November

Warner Home Video have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of The Towering Inferno on 16th November 2009. This special effects-laden thriller starring Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway and William Holden follows the rescue efforts of fire fighters as they battle to contain a raging fire that has engulfed the world's tallest skyscraper. As the flames reach ever higher, it's a race against time to save a group of people trapped on the top floor.

The UK Blu-ray Disc includes extra features not previously available on UK home video releases. There is no DVD release on the schedule.

Features include:

• 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• English (Original Theatrical Audio) DD3.1
• French, German, Italian and Spanish DD2.0
• Subtitles (Film & Extras except commentary): English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Castilian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
• Commentary by Film Historian F.X. Feeney
• Inside the Tower: We Remember
• Innovating the Tower: The SPFX of an Inferno
• The Art of Towering
• Irwin Allen: The Great Producer
• Directing the Inferno
• Putting out the Fire
• Running on Fire
• Still the World’s Tallest Building
• The Heart of Disaster: Stirling Silliphant
• Storyboard-to-Film Comparisons (x6)
• NATO Presentation Reel
• Original 1974 Featurette #1
• Original 1974 Featurette #2
• Irwin Allen 1977 Interview (9 parts)
• Deleted & Extended Scenes (x33 including Alternate Opening)
• Teaser & Theatrical Trailers