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Backdraft (1991)
- R
- 05/24/1991 (US)
- Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
- 2h 17m
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.
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.
Ron Howard
DirectorGregory Widen
WriterCast
![Kurt Russell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6g1d98oH4miG4k0ZiZWmF3Dt0bO.jpg)
Kurt Russell
Stephen McCaffrey![William Baldwin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mFCUAl6Rko6ocONhFDCpztcmKXd.jpg)
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey![Robert De Niro's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/cT8htcckIuyI1Lqwt1CvD02ynTh.jpg)
Robert De Niro
Donald Rimgale![Donald Sutherland's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kO8rtLr9cCPSR55tDLakmEoCZRP.jpg)
Donald Sutherland
Ronald Bartel![Jennifer Jason Leigh's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9nT2mbQ9P8UpCXirssDxDT75jlm.jpg)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Vaitkus![Scott Glenn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8DHORod2l6ZFS9KR0gNAAM3WZfI.jpg)
Scott Glenn
John 'Axe' Adcox![Rebecca De Mornay's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bGSvflCmfywasc3U8QAsJPaAek4.jpg)
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey![Jason Gedrick's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/45Dea89CukCmdk88F7RQMgpAeYC.jpg)