Film · Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
Backdraft (1991)
★ 6.7 · 1,648 votes2 h 17 minCrime, Drama, Action, Thriller1991
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.
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Writers
- Gregory Widen, Mark Moore
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 24, 1991
Cast
Kurt RussellStephen McCaffrey
William BaldwinBrian McCaffrey
Robert De NiroDonald Rimgale
Donald SutherlandRonald Bartel
Jennifer Jason LeighJennifer Vaitkus
Scott GlennJohn 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De MornayHelen McCaffrey
Jason GedrickTim Kirzminski
J.T. WalshAlderman Marty Swayzak- Anthony Mockus Sr.Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric YoungGrindle
Juan RamírezRay Santos- Kevin CaseyNightingale
Jack McGeeSchmidt- Mark WheelerPengelly
- Richard LexseeWashington
- Beep IamsSean McCaffrey
Ryan ToddBrian, Age 7- John DudaStephen - Age 12
- Robert SwanWilly - Bartender
