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Release Date:
15 November 1974 (USA) moreTagline:
An Event... morePlot:
Various stories of various people as an earthquake of un-imagineable magnitude hits Los Angeles. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
J.J. Abrams Developing an Earthquake Movie Next! (From FirstShowing.net. 11 August 2008, 11:05 PM, PDT)
Charlton Heston Dead At 83
(From WENN. 6 April 2008, 7:11 AM, PDT)
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Good at the time but time wearies. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlton Heston | ... | Stewart Graff | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Remy Royce-Graff | |
| George Kennedy | ... | Sgt. Lew Slade | |
| Lorne Greene | ... | Sam Royce | |
| Geneviève Bujold | ... | Denise Marshall (as Genevieve Bujold) | |
| Richard Roundtree | ... | Miles Quade | |
| Marjoe Gortner | ... | Jody | |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Dr. Willis Stockle | |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Dr. James Vance | |
| Victoria Principal | ... | Rosa Amici | |
| Walter Matthau | ... | Drunk (as Walter Matuschanskayasky) | |
| Monica Lewis | ... | Barbara | |
| Gabriel Dell | ... | Sal Amici | |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... | Officer Emilio Chavez (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.) | |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Bill Cameron |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
123 min | USA:160 min (TV version) | Canada:121 min (Ontario)Country:
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EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | Sensurround (70 mm and 35 mm magnetic prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1976) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG (Certificate #24032)Fun Stuff
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For the television version, scenes of the fire engines pulling up to a building on fire after the foreshocks, are stock shots borrowed from the television series "Hawaii Five-O" (1968). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Miles try to perform his stunt on the track after the first went wrong, you can clearly see him riding out of the loop again, since the footage used to show the beginning of his new attempt is the same of the first one. moreQuotes:
[last lines]Dr. James Vance: This used to be a helluva town, officer.
Sgt. Lew Slade: [on the edge of tears] Yeah...
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (#2.22)" (1977) moreFAQ
Why is there animated blood in the elevator crash sequence?more
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In 1974 I was 29 years old when I first saw this movie. At the time I didn't question the suitability of the lead stars as I had grown up with them appearing in other films. Considering all the various genre of films I had seen up to that time, I must confess that it didn't seem a bad effort at that point in time. I grew up with various westerns and others and one film in particular I remember well is the classic "King Kong".
Critics who knock this film must remember that 1974 was a transitional period where techniques were still being learned. Without the benefit of computers, I might add. When you have grown up with computer wizardry, that is, since the start of the seventies, it it far easier to find fault than to see the merit in what these people achieved.
However, with the passage of time, one realizes the major fault with this film was the poor casting. This should not detract from the efforts of the special effects people. They have led the way and shown the young people coming along what can be done with skill and imagination. 3/10 for casting, 6/10 for special effects.