The 70s training film that'll make you side-eye every elevator.
This is a 1970’s era, color movie discussing problems fire departments have with high rise buildings. It opens with a massive high-rise tower with a ladder next to it and was produced with the assistance of the National Fire Protection Association and Fire Prevention through Films. Producer is Julian Olansky and the New Haven Fire Department in New Haven, Connecticut.
Practical Effects
Genuine ladder-to-skyscraper shots that humble modern CGI.
Production
NFPA-backed authenticity before disaster porn existed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during 1973's skyscraper boom, when buildings outpaced evacuation tech—this was genuinely ahead of its catastrophe curve.
Producer Julian Olansky specialized in 'educational fear'—his filmography is basically 70s America's anxieties in 16mm.
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