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Backdraft is an American action, drama, and thriller film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Gregory Widen, with production by Raffaella De Laurentiis and Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment. The cast includes Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Hans Zimmer composed the music, while Mikael Salomon served as director of photography and Daniel P. Hanley edited the film.
The narrative is set in Chicago, where filming also took place. The movie was released in 1991 and has a runtime of 131 to 137 minutes. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. It was followed by Backdraft 2.
Critical reception data shows a rating of 6.7 from 93,819 votes on IMDb and a 6.66 average from 1,566 votes on TMDb. The production budget was $75,000,000, resulting in revenue of $152,368,585. The work is part of the Backdraft Collection and is referenced by 213 other encyclopedia articles.
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6.7Two 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.
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
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- rescue
- fire
- corruption
- sibling relationship
- psychopath
- office
- investigation
- danger of life
- arson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Backdraft 2
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Screenwriter
- Gregory Widen
- Cast member
- David Crosby
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Mikael Salomon
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 776368
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Motto
- Silently behind a door, it waits.
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- publication date
- 1991-08-22
- film editor
- Daniel P. Hanley
- title
- Backdraft
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- distributed by
- Netflix
- scenographer
- Mikael Salomon
- review score
- 6.7/10
- Commons category
- Backdraft (film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Article · 日本語
『バックドラフト』（Backdraft）は、1991年公開のアメリカ映画。消防士の兄弟を主役に、火災現場での活躍と葛藤、謎の放火犯の正体を追うスリラー。監督はロン・ハワード、主演にカート・ラッセルとウィリアム・ボールドウィン、また主要人物としてロバート・デ・ニーロ、ドナルド・サザーランド、スコット・グレンが出演する。火災現場の視覚効果をインダストリアル・ライト&マジックが務めた。 タイトルのバックドラフト（バックドラフト現象）とは火災現場において、特定条件下で爆発が起こる現象のことでストーリー上にも重要な用語として登場する。
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