Backdraft
Backdraft
Backdraft
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1991
2h 17m
6.7(1501 votes)
Drama
Thriller
Action
Crime

Overview

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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Trilogy Entertainment Group
Imagine Entertainment
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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Kurt Russell

Stephen McCaffrey

Kurt Russell
Acting

William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

William Baldwin
Acting

Robert De Niro

Donald Rimgale

Robert De Niro
Acting

Donald Sutherland

Ronald Bartel

Donald Sutherland
Acting

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Vaitkus

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Acting

Scott Glenn

John 'Axe' Adcox

Scott Glenn
Acting

Rebecca De Mornay

Helen McCaffrey

Rebecca De Mornay
Acting

Jason Gedrick

Tim Kirzminski

Jason Gedrick
Acting

J. T. Walsh

Alderman Marty Swayzak

J. T. Walsh
Acting

Anthony Mockus Sr.

Chief John Fitzgerald

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Cedric Young

Grindle

Cedric Young
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Juan Ramírez

Ray Santos

Juan Ramírez
Acting

Kevin Casey

Nightingale

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Jack McGee

Schmidt

Jack McGee
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Mark Wheeler

Pengelly

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Richard Lexsee

Washington

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Beep Iams

Sean McCaffrey

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Ryan Goldstein

Brian, Age 7

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John Duda

Stephen - Age 12

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Robert Swan

Willy - Bartender

Robert Swan
Acting

Clint Howard

Ricco, Pathologist

Clint Howard
Acting

Ron West

Alan Seagrave

Ron West
Acting

Kevin Crowley

Candidate

Kevin Crowley
Acting

Carlos Sanz

Candidate

Carlos Sanz
Production

Jane Jenkins

Woman Psychiatrist

Jane Jenkins
Acting

David Crosby

'70s Hippie

David Crosby
Acting

W. Earl Brown

Paramedic

W. Earl Brown
Acting

James Ritz

Mannequin Fire Reporter

James Ritz
Acting

Irma P. Hall

Nurse

Irma P. Hall
Acting

Nydia Rodriguez Terracina

Nurse

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Costume & Make-Up

Dennis Liddiard

Party Brawler

Dennis Liddiard
Camera

David Luckenbach

Security Officer

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Camera

Gregory Lundsgaard

High-Rise Fireman

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Acting

Dan Tullis Jr.

Engine 17 Firefighter

Dan Tullis Jr.
Acting

Peter C. Hobert

Probie

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