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Fox Details 'Towering Inferno' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art

Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced 'The Towering Inferno,' which will alight Blu-ray this July with hours of bonus features.

As previously reported, the studio had set a July 14 Blu-ray street date for the Irwin Allen disaster classic, but stopped short of issuing any specs.

Full details are now in, with the Best Picture Oscar nominee receiving the BD-50 dual-layer treatment, with 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video (2.35:1) and English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 51. Surround and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks.

Among the extensive extras are three audio commentary tracks with FX supervisors, multiple making-of featurettes, no less than 32 deleted and extended scenes (including an alternate ending), a vintage 1977 Irwin Allen interview, storyboards, still galleries and theatrical trailers.

Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $34.95.

You'll find the latest specs for 'The Towering Inferno' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 14.

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The Towering Inferno (Blu-ray)

Earlier on High-Def Digest:

'70s Classics ‘The Towering Inferno’ & ‘M*A*S*H’ Headed for Blu-ray (Apr 03, 2009)

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