Directed by:
Ron HowardScreenplay:
Gregory WidenCinematography:
Mikael SalomonComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick, J. T. Walsh (more)VOD (4)
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From director Ron Howard, Backdraft is a visually stunning, emotionally charged, action-thriller about the adventurous lives of professional firefighters. Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. When a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these explosive crimes. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Kurt Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683377_2b7cf3.jpg)
Kurt Russell
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Thing (1982)
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
![William Baldwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/272/162272008_09e650.jpg)
William Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
A Plumm Summer (2007)
Backdraft (1991)
![Robert De Niro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/725/163725860_6555e2.jpg)
Robert De Niro
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Donald Sutherland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/047/169047844_hzh1hs.jpg)
Donald Sutherland
Canada
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Lord of War (2005)
JFK (1991)
![Jennifer Jason Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072646_d47744.jpg)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
USA
Best movies:
Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos (1999) (music video)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
![Scott Glenn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126023_d5a846.png)
Scott Glenn
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
![Rebecca De Mornay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267855_5094fa.jpg)
Rebecca De Mornay
USA
Best movies:
Flipped (2010)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
American Reunion (2012)
![Jason Gedrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/032/163032236_2ee71e.jpg)
Jason Gedrick
USA
Best movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Backdraft (1991)
Dare to Love (1995) (TV movie)
![J. T. Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268913_0ec7a3.jpg)
J. T. Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Misery (1990)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Robert Swan
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Rudy (1993)
Backdraft (1991)
![Clint Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272216_a7fed2.jpg)
Clint Howard
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Apollo 13 (1995)
The Jungle Book (1967)
![W. Earl Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443654_bff451.jpg)
W. Earl Brown
USA
Best movies:
Backdraft (1991)
The Unforgivable (2021)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Irma P. Hall
USA
Best movies:
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
Collateral (2004)
Split Image (1982)
![Jack McGee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756544_c097ff.png)
Jack McGee
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Crash (2004)
The Doors (1991)
![Dan Tullis Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634006_af00a3.jpg)
Dan Tullis Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Backdraft (1991)
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Harlem Nights (1989)
![David Crosby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/095/167095918_d1c0e4.jpg)
David Crosby
USA
Best movies:
Backdraft (1991)
Hook (1991)
Thunderheart (1992)
![Mark Wheeler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/913/161913854_9b35fc.jpg)
Mark Wheeler
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Conversation (1974)
Kevin Crowley
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Dark Waters (2019)
Backdraft (1991)
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Backdraft (1991)
She's Having a Baby (1988)