Backdraft (1991)

Name: Backdraft
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 1991-05-24
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh

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.

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Released 1991-05-24 · 137 min · Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime

Directed by Ron Howard

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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