Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Charlton Heston | ... | Graff | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Remy | |
| George Kennedy | ... | Slade | |
| Lorne Greene | ... | Royce | |
| Geneviève Bujold | ... | Denise (as Genevieve Bujold) | |
| Richard Roundtree | ... | Miles | |
| Marjoe Gortner | ... | Jody | |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Stockle | |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Dr. Vance | |
| Victoria Principal | ... | Rosa | |
| Walter Matthau | ... | Drunk (as Walter Matuschanskayasky) | |
| Monica Lewis | ... | Barbara | |
| Gabriel Dell | ... | Sal | |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... | Chavez (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.) | |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Cameron | |
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Storyline
Construction Engineer Stuart Graff is estranged from his jealously possessive wife, Remy, and has an affair with Denise Marshall, the widow of a co-worker. Meanwhile, Remy tries to persuade her father, Sam Royce, who is Stuart's employer, to use his influence to stop Stuart from seeing Denise. Rogue policeman Lew Slade is suspended from the L.A.P.D. for having punched an obtuse officer from another jurisdiction. Embittered, Slade contemplates quitting the police force. Jody, a perverted grocery store manager, lusts after Rosa Amici, sister of Sal, the assistant to Miles Quade, an aspiring daredevil motor cyclist. The lives of all these people are devastated when a major earthquake rips through Los Angeles and reduces the city to ruins. Written by Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 November 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$79,700,000Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (TV) | (Ontario) | (DVD)Sound 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)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
Shots of the "Black Tower" (a twelve-story office building on the movie lot) swaying was accomplished by shooting its reflection in a mirror, and then warping the mirror back and forth. This sequence was shot as a test prior to production, and wound up in the final film as an in-joke at Universal Studios' expense. At the time, the "Black Tower" housed Universal's top executives. See more »Goofs
Object which are heavy, but not anchored to the ground are not shown tipping over (or even moving) during the earthquake. This includes paper vending machines,food carts and garbage cans. See more »Quotes
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This movie shows that not having million dollar electronic special effects can still make a disaster movie a classic. All special effects were human made meaning no use of electronic gizmos short of the famous blue screen. As a lucky observer on set of Earthquake I can attest to the fantastic special effects this movie has. And the fantastic cast of Hollywod alumni adds tops off this classic piece of work. There is no better disaster then EARTHQUAKE. Add to the movie Sensurround (don't know if you get it on the VHS or DVD. If not turn up your bass on your speaker output....you'll see). Classic all the way. Heston, Kennedy, Eva Gardner, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal (a virtual unknown at the time) Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, TIGER WILLIAMS, Kip Niven and many more. You will enjoy it. Its a 10.0 on this Richter Scale.