The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
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- PG
- 1h 57min
- Action, Adventure
- 13 Dec 1972 (USA)
- Movie
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Gene Hackman | ... |
Reverend Scott
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| Ernest Borgnine | ... |
Mike Rogo
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| Red Buttons | ... |
James Martin
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| Carol Lynley | ... |
Nonnie Parry
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| Roddy McDowall | ... |
Acres
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| Stella Stevens | ... |
Linda Rogo
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| Shelley Winters | ... |
Belle Rosen
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| Jack Albertson | ... |
Manny Rosen
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| Pamela Sue Martin | ... |
Susan Shelby
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| Arthur O'Connell | ... |
Chaplain
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| Eric Shea | ... |
Robin
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Fred Sadoff | ... |
Linarcos
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| Sheila Allen | ... |
Nurse
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Jan Arvan | ... |
Doctor Caravello
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Byron Webster | ... |
Purser
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| John Crawford | ... |
Chief Engineer
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| Robert Hastings | ... |
M. C.
(as Bob Hastings)
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| Erik L. Nelson | ... |
Mr. Tinkham
(as Erik Nelson)
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| Leslie Nielsen | ... |
Captain Harrison
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Phil Adams | ... |
Cable Steward (uncredited)
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Craig Barley | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Todd Bartlett | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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| Charles Bateman | ... |
First Officer Larsen (uncredited)
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Jack Berle | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bill Catching | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Craig Chudy | ... |
Helmsman (uncredited)
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Ronn Cragg | ... |
Radarman (uncredited)
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Jimmy Cross | ... |
Dinning Room Steward (uncredited)
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Fred Dale | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Connie Ducharme | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Jim Galante | ... |
Assistant Engineer (uncredited)
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Bob Golden | ... |
Wiper (uncredited)
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Orwin C. Harvey | ... |
Falling Man (uncredited)
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| George Holmes | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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| Larry Holt | ... |
Falling Man (uncredited)
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Chris Howell | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Kathryn Janssen | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Bob Liddle | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Marco Lopez | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Maurice Marsac | ... |
French Naval Officer (uncredited)
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| Ernie F. Orsatti | ... |
Terry - Susan's Date (uncredited)
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Victor Paul | ... |
Kyrenos (uncredited)
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Stuart Perry | ... |
Teddy Parry (uncredited)
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Frieda Rentie | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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| Leoda Richards | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Lance Rimmer | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Rogers | ... |
Woman Next to Mr. Tinkham (uncredited)
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George Sawaya | ... |
Bos'n Mate (uncredited)
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| David Sharpe | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Paul Stader | ... |
Martin - Wireless Operator (uncredited)
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Mark Tulin | ... |
Bass Guitarist as Ship Sinks (uncredited)
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Waddy Wachtel | ... |
Crump - Guitarist #1 (uncredited)
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Lori Williams | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Roseann Williams | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ronald Neame | ||
Written by
| Paul Gallico | ... | (novel) |
| Stirling Silliphant | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Wendell Mayes | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Irwin Allen | ... | producer |
| Sidney Marshall | ... | associate producer |
| Steve Broidy | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Sherrill C. Corwin | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| John Williams | ||
Cinematography by
| Harold E. Stine | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Harold F. Kress | ||
Editorial Department
| William DeNicholas | ... | assistant film editor |
| Brent Eldridge | ... | digital color correction (uncredited) |
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) |
| Irwin Allen | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
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) |
| Don Hall | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A.D. Flowers | ... | mechanical effects |
Visual Effects by
| L.B. Abbott | ... | special photographic effects |
| 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) |
| Janet Brady | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eldon Burke | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Catching | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Craig Chudy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Howard Curtis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Pepper Curtis | ... | stunt double (uncredited) / 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) |
| Keith Morhart | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Doug O'Dell | ... | stunt double (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Frank Orsatti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Victor Paul | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Preston 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) |
| Ron Stein | ... | 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 | ... | still photographer (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) |
Music Department
| Vinton Vernon | ... | scoring mixer |
| Dennis Budimir | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Alexander Courage | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Artie Kane | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Williams | ... | conductor (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 |
| Steven Marlo | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
| Art Volpert | ... | production controller (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 20th Century Fox (1973) (France) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1973) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM Film (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox-Rank (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox Films (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1973) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (special edition)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974) (United States) (tv)
- Deltamac Co. (2004) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Fox Video (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- LA7 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Magnetic Video (Germany) (video) (Betamax)
- Magnetic Video (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (United States) (tv)
- Odeon (2012) (Greece) (Blu-ray)
- R-Video (1980) (Finland) (VHS)
- TV3 (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- 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)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L. - C.I.O.)
- NovaStar Digital (post-production sound services)
- P.S.A. Hotels (portions of this picture filmed aboard the QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, California with the cooperation of)
- Queen Mary Corporation (portions of this picture filmed aboard the QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, California with the cooperation of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive.
Written by John Vogel |
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| Taglines | Hell, Upside Down See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $264,850, 17 Dec 1972 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,846,713 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Paul Gallico was inspired to write his novel by a voyage he made on the Queen Mary. When he was having breakfast in the dining room, the liner was hit by a large wave, sending people and furniture crashing to the other side of the vessel. He was further inspired by a true incident which occurred aboard the Queen Mary during World War II. Packed with American troops bound for Europe, the ship was struck by a gargantuan freak wave in the North Atlantic. It was calculated that if the ship had rolled another five inches, she would have capsized like the Poseidon. See more » |
| Goofs | Linda Rogo had to change into her husband's shirt because she didn't wear a bra and couldn't climb in her gown. However, when she is in the smokestack about to climb the ladder, a bra strap is visible. In the DVD commentary, Stella Stevens acknowledged that she saw this error in the rushes and pleaded to have it removed, but to no avail. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Return of the Movie Movie (1972). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Song from The Poseidon Adventure See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There is no 20th Century Fox logo animation displayed, beginning or end. An in-credit text-only notice for that company replaced the usual logo animation. See more » |
| Quotes |
Mrs. Linda Rogo:
I saw a young officer on deck the other day, and he looked DAMN familiar... even with his clothes on. Mike Rogo: So... he recognized ya, so? Mrs. Linda Rogo: So doesn't that bother you? Mike Rogo: If it bothered me, I wouldn'ta married ya. Mrs. Linda Rogo: Well first you arrested me six times. Mike Rogo: Well I had to figure out some way to keep you off the streets... until you'd marry me. See more » |