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The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American action, thriller, and disaster film directed by Ronald Neame. The screenplay was written by Stirling Silliphant and Paul Gallico, based on a work by Gallico. Produced by Irwin Allen and distributed by 20th Century Studios, the film stars Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, and Carol Lynley. John Williams composed the music, while Harold F. Kress served as the film editor.
Set during the New Year in the Atlantic Ocean, the story follows passengers who struggle to survive and escape after their ocean liner capsizes. The film’s main subject is seamanship. It has a runtime of 117 minutes and was released on December 1, 1972, with additional release dates in late 1972 and early 1973. The production had a budget of 5,000,000 and generated revenue of 84,563,118.
The film received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Costume Design. It holds a rating of 7.1 on IMDb and 7.142 on TMDb. The tagline for the movie is "Hell, upside down."
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It is catalogued under topics including 1970s disaster films, 1970s survival films and 1972 American films.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
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7.1When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Reverend Scott
- Ernest Borgnine as Mike Rogo
- Stella Stevens as Linda Rogo
- Shelley Winters as Belle Rosen
- Jack Albertson as Manny Rosen
- Red Buttons as James Martin
Themes
- new year's eve
- sea
- ship
- prostitute
- husband wife relationship
- life and death
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- faith
- ocean
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ronald Neame
- Screenplay by
- Stirling Silliphant Wendell Mayes
- Based on
- The Poseidon Adventure , (1969 novel), by Paul Gallico
- Produced by
- Irwin Allen
- Starring
- Gene Hackman Ernest Borgnine Red Buttons Carol Lynley Roddy McDowall Stella Stevens Shelley Winters Jack Albertson Pamela Sue Martin Arthur O'Connell Eric Shea Leslie Nielsen
- Cinematography
- Harold E. Stine
- Edited by
- Harold F. Kress
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production companies
- Kent Productions, Ltd.
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- December 12, 1972 ( 1972-12-12 )
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4.7 million
- Box office
- $125 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Poseidon Adventure
- Main subject
- seamanship
- Director
- Ronald Neame
- Screenwriter
- Paul Gallico
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Irwin Allen
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Narrative location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 226506
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1973-01-25
- film editor
- Harold F. Kress
- title
- The Poseidon Adventure
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Paul Gallico
- set during recurring event
- New Year
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- ship
- review score
- 70/100
- capital cost
- 4700000
- box office
- 84563118
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Encyclopedic overview
The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American disaster film directed by Ronald Neame, produced by Irwin Allen, and based on Paul Gallico's 1969 novel. It stars an ensemble cast including five Oscar winners: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Albertson, Shelley Winters, and Red Buttons, along with Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Leslie Nielsen.
The plot centers on the fictional SS Poseidon, an aging luxury liner on its final voyage from New York City to Athens, before it is scrapped. On New Year's Day, it is overturned by a wave. Passengers and crew are trapped inside, and a preacher attempts to lead a small group of survivors to safety.
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