- Country: USA
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Release: 1991-05-24
- Director: Ron Howard
- Writers: Gregory Widen
- Language: English
- Stars: Kurt Russell (I) , William Baldwin , Robert De Niro , Donald Sutherland , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Scott Glenn , Rebecca De Mornay , Jason Gedrick , J.T. Walsh , Tony Mockus Sr.
- Runtime: 137 min
- Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 11 nominations total
- AKA: Marea de fuego (Venezuela) , Ognisty podmuch (Poland) , Обратная тяга , Backdraft , Backdraft - Cortina de Fogo (Brazil) , Backdraft - Männer, die durchs Feuer gehen (Austria) , Backdraft (Australia) , Pompiers en alerte (Canada) , Backdraft (Thailand) , Malkodet Esh (Israel) , Tulemöll (Estonia) , Oheň , Backdraft (United Arab Emirates) , Llamaradas (Spain) , Cortina de Fogo (Brazil) , Flammehav (Denmark) , Backdraft (Japan) , Oheň , Fuoco assassino (Italy) , Flammehav (Norway) , Backdraft (United Kingdom) , Eldstorm (Sweden) , Backdraft (Netherlands the) , Oheň (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Повратни удар (Serbia) , Backdraft (Canada) , Обратна тяга (Bulgaria) , Mar de Chamas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Backdraft (Hong Kong) , Bức Tường Lửa (Vietnam) , बैकड्राफ्ट (India) , Llamarada (Argentina) , Marea de fuego (Chile) , Focul ucigas (Romania) , Backdraft (United States of America) , Alev Kapanı (Turkey) , Зворотна тяга (Ukraine) , Backdraft - Männer, die durchs Feuer gehen (Germany) , Kymata fotias (Greece) , Skersvejis (Lithuania) , Marea de fuego (Peru) , Backdraft (France, French Republic) , 浴火赤子情 (Taiwan) , Oheň (Czech Republic) , Backdraft (South Africa) , Vatrene kacige (Croatia) , バックドラフト (Japan) , Llamarada (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Bunnoui Yeongnyu (Korea) , Oheň , Marea de fuego (Mexico) , Κύματα φωτιάς (Greece) , Tulimyrsky (Finland) , Lánglovagok (Hungary)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0101393
Backdraft Cast · · · ALL
Ron Howard
Director
Kurt Russell
(I)
Stephen McCaffrey
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey
Robert De Niro
Donald Rimgale
Donald Sutherland
Ronald Bartel
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Vaitkus
Scott Glenn
John 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick
Tim Kirzminski
J.T. Walsh
Alderman Marty Swayzak
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric Young
Grindle
Juan Ramírez
Ray Santos
Kevin Casey
Nightingale
Jack McGee
(I)
Schmidt
Mark Wheeler
Pengelly
Ryan Todd
Brian, Age 7
John Duda
Stephen - Age 12
Robert Swan
Willy - Bartender
Clint Howard
Ricco, Pathologist
Ron West
Alan Seagrave
Kevin Crowley
(I)
Candidate
Carlos Sanz
Candidate
Jane Jenkins
Woman Psychiatrist
David Crosby
'70s Hippie
W. Earl Brown
Paramedic