Hellfighters (1968)

Director
Andrew V. McLaglen

Main cast
John Wayne; Katharine Ross; Jim Hutton; Vera Miles; Jay C. Flippen

Genres
Action, Adventure, Romance

Description
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.


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