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City On Fire (1979 Film)
''City on Fire'' is a 1979 disaster action film directed by Alvin Rakoff, written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis, and Celine La Freniere, and stars Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, and Henry Fonda. The film's plot revolves around a disgruntled ex-employee who sabotages an oil refinery, setting off a blaze which engulfs an entire city. People try to either fight the fire or flee as it spreads throughout the city. The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, although the name of the city is not mentioned in the film. Plot In an unnamed U.S. city, the corrupt mayor William Dudley has allowed an oil refinery to be built right in the center of town, far from any river, lake or reservoir. On one typically hot summer day, Herman Stover, a dangerously disturbed employee at the refinery, has been denied an expected promotion and in addition, finds himself fired after refusing a departmental transfer. He then decides to take his reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Rakoff
Alvin Rakoff (born Abraham Rakoff; February 6, 1927) is a Canadian director of film, television and theatre productions. He has worked with actors including Laurence Olivier, Peter Sellers, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Rex Harrison, Rod Steiger, Henry Fonda and Ava Gardner. He gave Sean Connery his first leading role when he was an unknown extra, and gave Alan Rickman his first job when he was a drama student. Other actors he worked with early in their careers include Michael Crawford, Jeremy Irons, and Michael Caine. Early life Rakoff's mother came from Rovno in Ukraine; his father was from Voronezh in Russia. His parents, secular Jews, met in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the third of seven children. His parents had a shop in Kensington Market. After graduation from the University of Toronto, he became a journalist and began writing for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's nascent television service. He was seconded by the CBC to visit "the country where TV first started - Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil Refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha. Petrochemicals feedstock like ethylene and propylene can also be produced directly by cracking crude oil without the need of using refined products of crude oil such as naphtha. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products. In 2020, the total capacity of global refineries for crude oil was about 101.2 million barrels per day. Oil refineries are typically large, sprawling industrial complexes with extensive piping running throughout, carrying streams of fluids between large chemical processing units, such as distillation colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Beatty
Nancy Beatty is a Canadian actress. Best known as a stage actress,"Veteran actress lands the mother of all mother roles in The Glass Menagerie". '' Calgary Herald'', November 30, 1999. she has also appeared in film and television roles. On stage, she is a four-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner, winning in 1990 for George F. Walker's '' Love and Anger'', in 1991 for Morris Panych's ''7 Stories'', in 1995 for John Murrell's ''The Faraway Nearby'' and in 1999 for Walker's ''Risk Everything''. She was also a nominee in 1986 for Don Hannah's ''The Wedding Script'' and in 1997 for Carole Fréchette's ''The Four Lives of Marie''. In film, she appeared in '' The Michelle Apartments'', '' Henry & Verlin'', ''Life with Billy'', '' Losing Chase'', '' The Confessor'', '' Casino Jack'', ''Lars and the Real Girl'', '' The Shipping News'' and '' For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down''. She garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for ''Henry & Verlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Sherwood
Anthony Sherwood is a Canadian actor, producer, director and writer. Biography Sherwood was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sherwood's grandmother, Alice Kane (née Alice White), was a musician and music teacher, his mother was an amateur singer, and his first cousin once-removed was Canadian opera singer, Portia White, Canada's first African Canadian opera singer. Sherwood's family moved to Montreal, where he grew up in the neighborhood called Little Burgundy. Sherwood commenced an eight-year career as a R&B singer before switching focus to acting. He has acted in both Canadian and American feature films and television series and received several awards for his work in the entertainment industry. Career Sherwood began his acting career on stage and started in musical theatre in Montreal starting in 1975. He starred in such stage musicals as '' Ain't Misbehavin''', ''Cabaret'', and ''The Music Man''. He began acting in several Canadian and American feature films starting in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Cruchley
Lee Murray is the stage name of Murray Cruchley, a Canadian actor and radio personality. Roles * '' City on Fire'' (1979) – Tony Miller * '' Death Ship'' (1980) – Parsons * '' The Agency'' (1980) – New Copywriter * ''Scanners'' (1981) – Programmer 1 * '' Dirty Tricks'' (1981) – Anchorman * ''Countdown to Looking Glass'' (1984) – James Otis * '' Santa Barbara'' (1985) – Mort Zimmerman * ''In Like Flynn'' (1985) – Fulton * ''The Raccoons'' (1985–1986) – Dan the Forest Ranger * '' Bloody Wednesday'' (1987) – Lou Cramer * '' Bluffing It'' (1987) * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1987–1988) – Dr. Stevens * '' Dead Ringers'' (1988) – Assisting Surgeon * '' Growing Up in the World Next Door'' (1988) – Narrator * ''Katts and Dog'' (1989) – Mr. Kirk * ''Sing'' (1989) – Insurance Man * '' Street Legal'' (1989–1992) – Blair Mitchell * ''Getting Married in Buffalo Jump'' (1990) – Robert Marcovich * ''Clarence'' (1990) – English Teacher * '' Nilus the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cec Linder
Cecil Yekuthial Linder (March 10, 1921 – April 10, 1992) was a Polish-born Canadian film and television actor. He was Jewish and managed to escape Poland before the Holocaust. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked extensively in the United Kingdom, often playing Canadian and American characters in various films and television programmes. In television, he is best remembered for playing Dr. Matthew Roney in the BBC serial '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1958–59). In film, he is best remembered for his role as James Bond's friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in '' Goldfinger'' (1964). Another well-known film in which he appeared was ''Lolita'' (1962), as Doctor Keegee. Career He was raised in Timmins, Ontario where his father was a rabbi to the Jewish community. During his early years of his professional career, Linder worked as an announcer at CKGB in Timmins. Linder enjoyed an extensive and successful television career on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, probably his most promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Pilon (actor)
Donald Pilon (born April 12, 1938) is a Canadian film and television actor."Donald Pilon, l'acteur qui n'a pas froid aux yeux" , June 10, 2009. He won the for Best Supporting Actor in 1972 for his role in '' |
Richard Donat
Richard Donat (born 1 June 1941) is a Canadian actor, known for his work in Canadian and American television. He is well known for playing the character Vince Teagues in the Canadian–American TV series, '' Haven''. Donat is the younger brother of Peter Donat and the nephew of British actor Robert Donat. Career Donat has had a long career playing character roles mainly on television, though he has had roles in films such as ''Tomorrow Never Comes'' (1978), '' City on Fire'' (1979), ''Gas'' (1981), ''Draw!'' (1984), ''My American Cousin'' (1985), ''Samuel Lount'' (1985), ''American Boyfriends'' (1989), ''The Weight of Water'' (2000), ''The Event'' (2003) and '' Amelia'' (2009). He has also narrated several documentaries, including a number of Nova episodes. Among his TV appearances, Donat was Doctor Burnley in the Canadian television series ''Emily of New Moon'' from 1998 to 2000. He played Colonel Boyle, the fort commander in the Canadian comedy series '' Blackfly'' for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavor Moore
James Mavor Moore (March 8, 1919 – December 18, 2006) was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. He notably appeared as Nero Wolfe in the CBC radio production in 1982. Life and work Moore was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Francis John Moore, an Anglican theologian, and Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. His mother was born in Glasgow, the daughter of economist James Mavor. Moore began acting at the age of six on the Hart House Stage, and continued throughout his high school career at the University of Toronto Schools. Subsequently, he took up radio acting to pay his way through college. He received a BA degree from the University of Toronto in 1941. Moore served in the Canadian military as an Intelligence officer during World War II. Following the War, he was employed by CBC Radio, becoming its producer for International Service (based in Montreal). He transferred to CBC Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilary Farr
Hilary Elizabeth Farr ( née Labow) is a British-Canadian designer, businesswoman, television host and former actress. She is known as the co-host of the HGTV and W Network television series ''Love It or List It'' with David Visentin. Born in Toronto and raised in London, Farr began her career in Los Angeles working as a home renovator as well as designing film and television sets. During this time, she occasionally worked as an actress, appearing in minor roles in such films as ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), '' City on Fire'' (1979), and '' The Return'' (1980). She continued to work in home renovation and design in the ensuing years before establishing herself as a designer and co-host of ''Love It or List It'' in 2010. She is president of Hilary Farr's Designs, established in Toronto and in New York City. Early life Farr was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a British mother and a Canadian father. Her mother was an Anglican and a member of the Church of Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Welsh
Jonathan Welsh (April 3, 1947 – January 27, 2005) was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film, best known for his principal roles in Canadian television series, notably the 1986–1989 adventure comedy ''Adderly'' and the 1989–1994 journalism drama ''E.N.G.''. Career On ''E.N.G.'', Welsh portrayed Eric "Mac" MacFarlane, one of the first openly gay characters in North American series television, a source of considerable pride for the actor. He also appeared in the 1979 movie '' City on Fire'' which was Canada's attempt to enter the disaster movie era. The movie was a critical and box office failure. His other film credits included roles in '' Agency'' (1980), '' Nothing Personal'' (1980), '' All in Good Taste'' (1983) and '' The Surrogate'' (1984). His acting career began in theatre in the 1960s, with roles at the Shaw and Stratford festivals and in the 1969 Canadian debut of '' Hair'' at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. In 1990, Welsh founded Performers for Litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reporter
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism. Roles Journalists can be broadcast, print, advertising, and public relations personnel, and, depending on the form of journalism, the term ''journalist'' may also include various categories of individuals as per the roles they play in the process. This includes reporters, correspondents, citizen journalists, editors, editorial-writers, columnists, and visual journalists, such as photojournalists (journalists who use the medium of photography). A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes and reports on information in order to present using sources. This may entail conducting interviews, information-gathering and/or writing articles. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom, or from home, and going out t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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