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1972 Certificate PG
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On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon is on a magnificent voyage from New York to Athens, Greece. Unfortunately, disaster befalls passengers and crew when the cruise ship is capsized by a huge tidal wave brought on by a submarine-induced earthquake. Though the casualties are many, 10 passengers survive to make a .. Read more

Starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lynley, Shelley Winters
Director Ronald Neame
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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The Poseidon Adventure

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon is on a magnificent voyage from New York to Athens, Greece. Unfortunately, disaster befalls passengers and crew when the cruise ship is capsized by a huge tidal wave brought on by a submarine-induced earthquake. Though the casualties are many, 10 passengers survive to make a harrowing journey up to the overturned ship's bottom where they try and escape to safety. The ensemble cast includes Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Roddy McDowall, and Red Buttons.

Starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lynley, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Eric Shea
Director Ronald Neame
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 52 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 Top Thrillers
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 30 Jun 2003
Production year: 1972
Format DVD

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    In this memorable calamity-at-sea epic from disaster-movie specialist Irwin Allen, an ocean liner turns turtle under a tidal wave and survivors fight their way to the ship's underside in an attempt to find an exit. The religious aspects of Paul Gallico's source novel get buried under a barrage of set pieces as director Ronald Neame cranks up the suspense and minister Gene Hackman leads a group of uptight passengers to what they hope will be their salvation. There are wonderfully poignant performances by Ernest Borgnine, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters and Red Buttons, but it's always Hackman's movie — not even the remarkable effects can upstage him.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Tedious disaster movie which caught the public fancy and started a cycle. Spectacular moments, cardboard characters, flashes of imagination.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Poseidon Adventure.Gene Hackman

    This has always been one of the top Disaster movies, the action flows and you feel for all....the losses by most are made up for the effort put in........

      • A customer from Norwich.England
      • Posted 07 Jul 2004 07:08

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Fantastic

    This was the first movie my parents ever bought on DVD and it is one of the few movies I can watch over and over again. The bit where they climb up the Christmas tree has to be one of the most classic scenes. The effects are amazing considering how long ago it was made.

    Definitely one to watch.

      • Felicity from Horsham
      • Posted 14 Dec 2004 12:08

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    The Poseidon Adventure

    Poor start for Poseidon

    • 15 May 2006

    Warner Brothers' first big summer blockbuster didn't make quite the splash the company would have hoped for as it limped in with a measly $20.3 million in its first weekend at the US box office. Wolfgang Peterson's remake of disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure failed to knock the third installment of Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible off the top of the chart, while the US box office was down 13 per cent overall on last year's attendances. Poseidon, which stars Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard... Read more

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