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The Poseidon Adventure -- A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.

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Director:
Writers:
Paul Gallico (novel)
Stirling Silliphant (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
13 December 1972 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
Hell, Upside Down See more »
Plot:
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Twice as good, half as long See more (221 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Gene Hackman ... Reverend Scott

Ernest Borgnine ... 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)
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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 
 
Casting by
Jack Baur 
 
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
Donald White .... second assistant director (as Don White)
 
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
A.D. Flowers .... mechanical effects (as A. D. Flowers)
 
Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects (as L. B. Abbott)
Matthew Yuricich .... matte painter (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Paul Stader .... stunt coordinator
Phil Adams .... stunts (uncredited)
Craig R. Baxley .... 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
Thomas Morris .... camera operator (as Tommy Morris)
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)
 
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
Brent Eldridge .... digital color correction (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Vinton Vernon .... scoring mixer
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
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)
 
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Runtime:
117 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 See 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) (1987) (2002) | Iceland:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Peru:14 | UK:PG (tv rating) | UK:PG (video rating: DVD additional material etc) (2006) | 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)

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The original script called for Rev. Scott to send Mrs. Rosen on her underwater mission, and for her to be trapped and need rescuing by him. Gene Hackman decided that his character would never ask her to do this, and suggested their characters' situations be reversed. Director Ronald Neame agreed, and they persuaded Shelley Winters that this was indeed better for her character.See more »
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.See more »
Quotes:
Mrs. Belle Rosen:You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady.See more »
Soundtrack:
Give Me the Simple LifeSee more »

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86 out of 118 people found the following review useful.
Twice as good, half as long, 3 April 1999
Author: Spartan from Tallahassee, Florida

If you have three and a half hours to kill, do NOT watch Titanic. Take the three and a half hours and watch the Poseidon Adventure twice. Okay, it's campy and it's the consummate 70s disaster flick, complete with ensemble cast.

But when you put them up against each other, Poseidon Adventure is just leagues better than Titanic. Titanic is over three hours, and centers around two characters. In that time, the two characters are hardly developed at all, they're terribly one dimensional and probably could be summed up in about a sentence each.

Compare this to Poseidon Adventure. Stars off with a dozen main characters, and in half as much time, they all have their own personalities, quirks, and are real identifiable people. And far from the Titanic tendency of stamping "I'm gonna die" on people's foreheads, in the Poseidon Adventure you don't know initially who's going to die- or at least not how or when anyway.

The Poseidon Adventure is just a more interesting movie. It may not be as glossy or as pretty, but it's got it where it counts... it's just a better film.

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