The Poseidon Adventure Movie Review 1972

The cruise ship Poseidon is on its last voyage from New York to Athens on New Year's Eve when it is capsized by a tidal wave. The ten survivors struggle to escape the water-logged tomb. Oscar-winning special effects, such as Shelley Winters floating in a boiler room. Created an entirely new genre of film making--the big cast disaster flick.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Disaster Flicks, Survival, Sail Away, Sea Disasters, Top Grossing Films of 1972, New Year's Eve

Screenplay

Wendell Mayes, Stirling Silliphant

Cast

Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall

Cinematography

Harold E. Stine

Director

Ronald Neame

Music

John Williams

Producer

Irwin Allen

Awards

Oscars 1972: Song ("The Morning After"), Visual FX; Golden Globes 1973: Support. Actress (Winters).