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13 December 1972 (USA) moreTagline:
Hell, Upside Down morePlot:
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(13 articles)
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The Best Natural Disaster Film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gene Hackman | ... | Reverend Scott | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Mike Rogo | |
| Red Buttons | ... | James Martin | |
| Carol Lynley | ... | Nonnie Parry | |
| Roddy McDowall | ... | Acres | |
| Stella Stevens | ... | Linda Rogo | |
| Shelley Winters | ... | Belle Rosen | |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Manny Rosen | |
| Pamela Sue Martin | ... | Susan Shelby | |
| Arthur O'Connell | ... | Chaplain | |
| Eric Shea | ... | Robin Shelby | |
| Fred Sadoff | ... | Linarcos | |
| Sheila Allen | ... | Nurse (as Sheila Mathews) | |
| Jan Arvan | ... | Doctor | |
| Byron Webster | ... | Purser |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
117 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | Iceland:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (PCA #23341) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating)Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Part of the set was built on a hydraulic system which would raise it to a 45° angle, and camera tricks were used to suggest more severe angles. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In the last scenes as they are exiting the ship and getting on the helicopter they walk over a clean hull. After being in service the keel would not be as clean as shown and easy to walk on. moreQuotes:
Mike Rogo: She's got nothin' on underneath.Linda Rogo: Just panties. What else do I need?
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The Poseidon Adventure is one of those movies I have seen at least once a year as long as I have been alive. I lived in Maine when I was a kid and we loved our natural disaster flicks. Of all the great disaster movies from the 70s, this has got to be the best one. Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters, Roddy McDowall, Leslie Neilson, and the list goes on.
The basic plot goes like this. The Poseidon is a cruise ship out for its last voyage and it is New Year's Eve. The guests are all celebrating while deep beneath the ocean's surface an earthquake is happening. The earthquake sets off a huge tsunami and the ship is knocked upside down. In order to be saved, a small group of people heads for the engine room at the bottom (make that top, since the ship is upside down) of the ship. At first, the ocean claims hundreds of the passengers until they are whittled down to about 10 people left. From here there are plenty of tense moments and a power struggle for control of the survivors. Typical disaster movie fare but done rather well.
This movie is a great main event for a disaster film weekend.