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Overview
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Release Date:
13 December 1972 (USA)
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Tagline:
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Plot:
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Tidal Wave
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Passenger
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Survivor
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Ocean Liner
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Fire
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
Son of Birthday Suits
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Nocturnal Admissions: 2012 versus The Box
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(From FilmExperience. 24 November 2009, 4:27 AM, PST)
Nocturnal Admissions: 2012 versus The Box
(From Quick Stop. 23 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
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Excellent disaster epic
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Gene Hackman | ... | Reverend Scott |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | Det. Lt. Mike Rogo |
 | Red Buttons | ... | Martin |
 | Carol Lynley | ... | Nonnie |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Acres |
| Stella Stevens | ... | Linda Rogo |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Belle Rosen |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Manny Rosen |
| Pamela Sue Martin | ... | Susan |
| Arthur O'Connell | ... | Chaplain |
| Eric Shea | ... | Robin |
| Fred Sadoff | ... | Linarcos |
| Sheila Allen | ... | Nurse (as Sheila Mathews) |
| Jan Arvan | ... | Doctor |
| Byron Webster | ... | Purser |
| John Crawford | ... | Chief Engineer |
| Bob Hastings | ... | M. C. |
 | Erik L. Nelson | ... | Mr. Tinkham (as Erik Nelson) |
 | Leslie Nielsen | ... | The Captain |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Phil Adams | ... | Cable Steward (uncredited) |
| Craig Barley | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Todd Bartlett | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Charles Bateman | ... | First Officer Larsen (uncredited) |
| Bill Catching | ... | Man (uncredited) |
| Craig Chudy | ... | Helmsman (uncredited) |
| Ronn Cragg | ... | Radarman (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Cross | ... | Dinning Room Steward (uncredited) |
| Fred Dale | ... | Man (uncredited) |
| Connie Ducharme | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
| Jim Galante | ... | Assistant Engineer (uncredited) |
| Bob Golden | ... | Wiper (uncredited) |
| Orwin C. Harvey | ... | Falling Man (uncredited) |
| Larry Holt | ... | Falling Man (uncredited) |
| Chris Howell | ... | Man (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Janssen | ... | Woman Seated Next to Purser (uncredited) |
| Marco López | ... | Passenger (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marsac | ... | French Naval Officer (uncredited) |
 | Ernie F. Orsatti | ... | Terry - Susan's Date (uncredited) |
| Victor Paul | ... | Kyrenos (uncredited) |
| Stuart Perry | ... | Teddy Parry (uncredited) |
| Frieda Rentie | ... | Indian Woman (uncredited) |
| Lance Rimmer | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Rogers | ... | Woman Next to Mr. Tinkham (uncredited) |
| George Sawaya | ... | Bos'n Mate (uncredited) |
| David Sharpe | ... | Man (uncredited) |
| Paul Stader | ... | Martin - Wireless Operator (uncredited) |
| Mark Tulin | ... | Bass Guitarist as Ship Sinks (uncredited) |
| Waddy Wachtel | ... | Crump - Guitarist #1 (uncredited) |
| Roseann Williams | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Ronald Neame | |||
| Irwin Allen | (co-director: action sequences) (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Paul Gallico | (novel) | |
| Stirling Silliphant | (screenplay) and | |
| Wendell Mayes | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Irwin Allen | .... | producer | |
| Sidney Marshall | .... | associate producer | |
| Steve Broidy | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harold E. Stine | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Harold F. Kress | |||
Production Design by | |||
| William J. Creber | (as William Creber) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Raphael Bretton | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Paul Zastupnevich | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Del Acevedo | .... | makeup artist | |
| Edwin Butterworth | .... | makeup artist (as Ed Butterworth) | |
| Carol Pershing | .... | hair stylist | |
| Sheral Ross | .... | hair stylist | |
| Allan Snyder | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ann Wadlington | .... | hair stylist | |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Hal Herman | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Norman A. Cook | .... | assistant director (as Norman Cook) | |
| Les Warner | .... | second assistant director | |
| Don White | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Tom Cranham | .... | production illustrator | |
| Dan Goozee | .... | production illustrator | |
| Bob McLaughlin | .... | property master | |
| Ward Preston | .... | assistant art director | |
| Jerry Kobold | .... | assistant prop man (uncredited) | |
| Charles Stevens | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Richard A. Villalobos | .... | leadman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| John A. Bonner | .... | sound supervisor (as John Bonner) | |
| Herman Lewis | .... | production mixer | |
| Theodore Soderberg | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| Orrick Barrett | .... | boom man (uncredited) | |
| Raul A. Bruce | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| L.B. Abbott | .... | special photographic effects (as L. B. Abbott) | |
| A.D. Flowers | .... | mechanical effects (as A. D. Flowers) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Matthew Yuricich | .... | matte painter (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Paul Stader | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Phil Adams | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Lightning Bear | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Marilyn Bower | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Brutsche | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Catching | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Craig Chudy | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Howard Curtis | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Pepper Curtis | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Pepper Curtis | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Daheim | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred Dale | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Carol Daniels | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paula Dell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mike Donovan | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dick Durock | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Gary Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jeannie Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Lila Finn | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Donna Garrett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Orwin C. Harvey | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Larry Holt | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chris Howell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Loren Janes | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mike Johnson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Denver Mattson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Moio | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Doug O'Dell | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Doug O'Dell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Frank Orsatti | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Victor Paul | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Gil Perkins | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Peter Peterson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Allen Pinson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Porter | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Robert Prohaska | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Robotham | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Wally Rose | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Russell Saunders | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Sawaya | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred Scheiwiller | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| David Sharpe | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Rodell Sharpe | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Marilyn Stader | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stader | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tom Steele | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Summers | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George P. Wilbur | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| June lorna Wilson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| James Winburn | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Worrell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred Zendar | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tommy Morris | .... | camera operator | |
| Lou Pazelli | .... | key grip | |
| Clyde Taylor | .... | gaffer | |
| Henry Gerzen | .... | key grip (uncredited) | |
| Bob Henderson | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Tom Kerschner | .... | first assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| James Mitchell | .... | stills (uncredited) | |
| Joe Valdez | .... | second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jack Baur | .... | casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Wally Harton | .... | costumes: men (uncredited) | |
| Dick James | .... | costumes: men (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Westerland | .... | costumes: women (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| William DeNicholas | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Alexander Courage | .... | orchestrator | |
| Vinton Vernon | .... | scoring mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Chris Haynes | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Frank Khoury | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Jim Martell | .... | transportation coordinator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Teresa Brachetto | .... | script supervisor | |
| John Campbell | .... | unit publicist | |
| Al Gail | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Art Volpert | .... | production coordinator | |
| Steve Marlowe | .... | dialogue coach (uncredited) | |
| Art Volpert | .... | production controller (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Kent Productions
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (released by)
- Fox-Rank (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox (2006) (UK) (DVD) (special edition)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974) (USA) (TV)
- Magnetic Video (video)
- Central Casting extras casting
- Central Casting extras casting (uncredited)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes (uncredited)
- City of Long Beach, California Museum of the Sea Foundation portions of this picture filmed aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, with the cooperation of (as the City of Long Beach, California Museum of the Sea Foundation)
- P.S.A. Hotels portions of this picture filmed aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California with the cooperation of (as P.S.A. Hotels, Inc.)
- Queen Mary Corporation portions of this picture filmed aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California with the cooperation of (as Speciality Queen Mary Corporation)
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound 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)
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Shelley Winters trained with an Olympic swim coach so that her character, who is a former award-winning swimmer, would come across more realistically in the underwater scenes.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Martin is placing all his pills out before New Years, there is no green pill. But when Mrs. Rosen asks him about it, it's there.
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Quotes:
Robin Shelby:
Sis? Susan!
Susan Shelby: Robin! Reverend Scott!
[Everyone looks up and sees Susan clinging to the underside of a table]
Susan Shelby: [frightened] Can you help me?
Robin Shelby: How'd you get up there, sis?
Susan Shelby: That's a stupid question!
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Susan Shelby: Robin! Reverend Scott!
[Everyone looks up and sees Susan clinging to the underside of a table]
Susan Shelby: [frightened] Can you help me?
Robin Shelby: How'd you get up there, sis?
Susan Shelby: That's a stupid question!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Chump Change (2000)
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Soundtrack:
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
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Despite some questions about the plausability of the physics behind the disaster, I greatly enjoyed this film thanks mostly to the fine ensemble cast headed by the great Gene Hackman. I actually bought into the illusion that this diverse group of people was living this unreal harrowing experience. I remember my theater instructor said this film makes a statement about which people deserve to survive and thereby reproduce. Without being politically incorrect here, he said to analyze the different criteria we use to classify people and see which of these criteria can be applied to the survivors. Even without any social analysis, this is a fine disaster film, 8/10.