1970s in film was far less successful. "The Towering Inferno" teamed Steve McQueen and Paul Newman against a fire in a San Francisco skyscraper. The film cost a whopping $14 million to produce (expensive for its time), and won Academy Awards for Cinematography, Film Editing, and Best Original Song. The same year, the epic "Earthquake" featured questionable effects (camera shake and models) to achieve a destructive 9.9 earthquake in Los Angeles. Despite this, the film was one of the most successful of its time, earning $80 million at box office. By the late 1970s, the novelty had worn off and the disasters had
Inferno (1997 film) July. Filming for the first time in India, Ray recruited local Indian actors including television actor R. Madhavan and actress Deepti Bhatnagar to portray roles in the project. The film is reported to have done average business as a result of its video release. The film was later dubbed into Tamil as "Vegham" in 2001, to capitalize on Madhavan's new-found fame after "Alaipayuthey". Inferno (1997 film) Inferno (also released as Operation Cobra) is a 1997 feature film directed by Fred Olen Ray starring Don Wilson, Deepti Bhatnagar and R. Madhavan. Evan Lurie, Michael Cavanaugh and Tané McClure appear in other