City on Fire

1979 film directed by Alvin Rakoff
Movie film Q166734
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Summary

City on Fire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (561 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • City on Fire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • City on Fire was directed by Alvin Rakoff[4].
  • Jack Hill wrote the screenplay for City on Fire[5].
  • City on Fire's composer is recorded as Matthew McCauley[6].
  • City on Fire's composer is recorded as William McCauley[7].
  • City on Fire's genre is action film[8].
  • City on Fire's genre is disaster film[9].
  • City on Fire's genre is thriller film[10].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Barry Newman[11].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Susan Clark[12].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Shelley Winters[13].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Leslie Nielsen[14].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was James Franciscus[15].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Ava Gardner[16].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Henry Fonda[17].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Hilary Labow[18].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Cec Linder[19].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Donald Pilon[20].
  • A cast member of City on Fire was Mavor Moore[21].
  • City on Fire was produced by Claude Héroux[22].
  • City on Fire's production company is recorded as Astral Media[23].
  • City on Fire's production company is recorded as Telefilm Canada[24].
  • City on Fire's director of photography is recorded as René Verzier[25].
  • The original language of City on Fire was French[26].
  • City on Fire was distributed by video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

City on Fire was produced by Claude Héroux[22]. It was directed by Alvin Rakoff[4]. Jack Hill wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Barry Newman[11], Susan Clark[12], Shelley Winters[13], Leslie Nielsen[14], James Franciscus[15], and Ava Gardner[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 14, 1979[28], May 24, 1979[29], July 11, 1979[30], July 19, 1979[31], August 29, 1979[32], and August 31, 1979[33]. The original language of City on Fire was French[26]. Genres include action film[8], disaster film[9], and thriller film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Why It Matters

City on Fire ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (561 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 78976
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 78976, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 5836
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 5836, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1306594
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Tv spielfilm film id: 1306594, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/220565830|Stadt in Flammen (#220565830)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7228|TV Spielfilm "
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1979-05-14T00:00:00Z, +1979-05-24T00:00:00Z, +1979-07-11T00:00:00Z +12
    Screenwriter → Jack Hill
    Duration → {'amount': '+105'}
    Original language of film or tv show → French
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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