The Poseidon Adventure Poster

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

PG 12/01/1972 Adventure, Drama, Thriller 1h 57m
71%
User
Score
7.1/10
81%
70/100

Hell, upside down.

Overview

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.

Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

Ronald Neame

Director

Wendell Mayes

Screenplay

Part of the The Poseidon Adventure Collection

Includes The Poseidon Adventure and other great movies.

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Top Billed Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Reverend Scott

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Mike Rogo

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

James Martin

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Nonnie Parry

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Acres

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Linda Rogo

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Belle Rosen

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Manny Rosen

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Captain Harrison

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Media

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on August 10, 2020

Seen this one several times over the years and still is fantastic, from the performances (Hackman and Borgnine especially) to some genuinely emotional scenes to the incredible set designs. Not sure if I place this over The Towering Inferno, but think it might be 1A and 1B amongst disaster films. **4.5/5**...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on May 28, 2023

It's a toss up for me between this and "The Towering Inferno" (1974) as to which is my favourite disaster movie. This quite gripping drama sees an ageing ocean liner en-route to the scrap heap make one last, fateful, trip. As new year arrives, the ship is stuck by a gigantic tidal wave and capsizes. Carnage onboard ensues, with only a small band trapped in the ship's ballroom with the savvy to make for the part of the ship where the hull in thinnest - and the most likely spot for any external rescuers - before the ship goes the way of the "Titanic"! Gene Hackman is great as the almost maniacal preacher who leads this rather motley band through the innards of the rapidly decaying vessel with plenty of perilous scenarios for them to navigate. The cast are generally good - Oscar nominated She...

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