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Earthquake (1974)

PG 11/15/1974 Action, Drama, Thriller 2h 3m
61%
User
Score
5.9/10
44%
56/100

When the big one finally hits L.A.

Overview

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

Mark Robson

Director

George Fox

Writer

Mario Puzo

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Stewart Graff

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Remy Royce-Graff

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Sgt. Lew Slade

Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

Sam Royce

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Denise Marshall

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Miles Quade

Marjoe Gortner

Marjoe Gortner

Jody

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Dr. Willis Stockle

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Dr. James Vance

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Media

Josh Olson on EARTHQUAKE

Josh Olson on EARTHQUAKE

Earthquake Official Trailer #1 - Charlton Heston Movie (1974) HD

Earthquake Official Trailer #1 - Charlton Heston Movie (1974) HD

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on August 29, 2019

Not a great disaster movie and a far far cry from The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno (a personal favorite of mine) but some decent special and miniature effects even when the performances were always the best. Still passable 1970s-era entertainment....

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A review by John Chard

Written on September 28, 2019

This used to be one hell of a town, officer.

Earthquake is directed by Mark Robson and written by Mario Puzo and George Fox. It stars Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Ava Gardner, Geneviève Bujold, Lorne Greene, Richard Roundtree & Marjoe Gortner.

A catastrophic earthquake hits Southern California and begins to level Los Angeles...

"It's not a negative to have heart in the disaster genre of film"

Take yourself to 1974, are you there? Good, now maybe you can appreciate this film a little more? Maybe? Earthquake does suffer from old age, it's a statement we see and hear a lot, but it's a fact that some film's stand the test of time whilst others do not. In this desensitised computer age, it is easy to forget that not all the tools available in film making today were available ba...

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