Backdraft

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American film action film film thriller film

Backdraft is a 1991 action-thriller film about Chicago firefighters, directed by Ron Howard and known for its intense fire sequences and exploration of arson investigations.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → action film → film → thriller film →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Sound → Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing → Academy Award for Best Visual Effects →
basedOn	original screenplay by Gregory Widen →
cinematographer	Mikael Salomon →
composer	Hans Zimmer →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
depicts	Chicago Fire Department →
director	Ron Howard →
distributor	Universal Pictures → Universal Pictures Home Entertainment →
editor	Daniel P. Hanley → Mike Hill →
filmRating	R →
genre	action → drama → thriller →
hasSequel	Backdraft 2 →
hasTheme	family conflict → heroism → sacrifice →
hasTitleLanguage	English →
language	English →
locationOfStory	Chicago →
mainSubject	arson investigation → firefighting →
narrativeFocus	relationship between firefighter brothers →
notableFor	intense fire sequences → realistic fire effects →
producer	Brian Grazer →
productionCompany	Imagine Entertainment →
publicationDate	1991 →
releaseFormat	theatrical film →
runtime	approximately 137 minutes →
screenwriter	Gregory Widen →
setting	Chicago →
stars	Donald Sutherland → Jennifer Jason Leigh → Kurt Russell → Rebecca De Mornay → Robert De Niro → Scott Glenn → William Baldwin →
yearOfRelease	1991 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brian Grazer → Clint Howard → Imagine Entertainment → Jennifer Jason Leigh → Kurt Russell → Rebecca De Mornay → Ron Howard → Ron Howard → Scott Glenn → William Baldwin →	notableWork
Clint Howard →	appearedIn
Backdraft 2 →	basedOn
Ron Howard →	directed
Backdraft 2 →	follows
Backdraft 2 →	isSequelTo
Mikael Salomon →	workedOn