Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De …

Backdraft: Directed by Ron Howard. With Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland. Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But …

A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) [1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted …

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Backdraft (1991) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

A veteran firefighter battles a string of deadly blazes while his younger brother helps an old-school arson investigator scrutinize the crimes.

Mar 25, 2026 · A backdraft is a sudden, explosive burst of fire that occurs when oxygen rushes into a sealed or nearly sealed space where a fire has been burning with too little air. The fire doesn’t go out …

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Ron Howard directs Kurt Russell, William Baldwin and an all-star cast in this thriller about sibling firefighters who set aside their differences to solve a ...

Two clashing sibling firefighters with the Chicago Fire Department must set aside their differences to solve a puzzling series of arson attacks.