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Backdraft

Backdraft

# 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.
Drama   Thriller   Action   Crime
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 75,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1991-05-24
⌚ Running Time: 137 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.667

Beloved Cast

Kurt Russell original image
Stephen McCaffrey
Kurt Russell
William Baldwin original image
Brian McCaffrey
William Baldwin
Robert De Niro original image
Donald Rimgale
Robert De Niro
Donald Sutherland original image
Ronald Bartel
Donald Sutherland
Jennifer Jason Leigh original image
Jennifer Vaitkus
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Scott Glenn original image
John 'Axe' Adcox
Scott Glenn
Rebecca De Mornay original image
Helen McCaffrey
Rebecca De Mornay
Jason Gedrick original image
Tim Kirzminski
Jason Gedrick
J. T. Walsh original image
Alderman Marty Swayzak
J. T. Walsh
Anthony Mockus Sr. original image
Chief John Fitzgerald
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Cedric Young original image
Grindle
Cedric Young
Juan Ramírez original image
Ray Santos
Juan Ramírez
Kevin Casey original image
Nightingale
Kevin Casey
Jack McGee original image
Schmidt
Jack McGee
Mark Wheeler original image
Pengelly
Mark Wheeler
Richard Lexsee original image
Washington
Richard Lexsee
Beep Iams original image
Sean McCaffrey
Beep Iams
Ryan Goldstein original image
Brian, Age 7
Ryan Goldstein
John Duda original image
Stephen - Age 12
John Duda
Robert Swan original image
Willy - Bartender
Robert Swan
Clint Howard original image
Ricco, Pathologist
Clint Howard
Ron West original image
Alan Seagrave
Ron West
Kevin Crowley original image
Candidate
Kevin Crowley
Carlos Sanz original image
Candidate
Carlos Sanz
Jane Jenkins original image
Woman Psychiatrist
Jane Jenkins
David Crosby original image
'70s Hippie
David Crosby
W. Earl Brown original image
Paramedic
W. Earl Brown
James Ritz original image
Mannequin Fire Reporter
James Ritz
Irma P. Hall original image
Nurse
Irma P. Hall
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina original image
Nurse
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Dennis Liddiard original image
Party Brawler
Dennis Liddiard
David Luckenbach original image
Security Officer
David Luckenbach
Gregory Lundsgaard original image
High-Rise Fireman
Gregory Lundsgaard
Dan Tullis Jr. original image
Engine 17 Firefighter
Dan Tullis Jr.
Peter C. Hobert original image
Probie
Peter C. Hobert

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