Poseidon Adventure, The

Poseidon Adventure, The

1972

A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive.

Hell, Upside Down

Winner of 2 Academy Awards

JBscale
76
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 57 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 13, 1972
US Box Office
$93,300,000 (#914 of 7538)
Global Office
$2,846,713 (#3831 of 4500)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 4.0
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
April 3, 2012
Acquired Date
July 13, 2014
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
Carol Lynley
Carol Lynley
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson
Pamela Sue Martin
Pamela Sue Martin
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Eric Shea
Eric Shea
Fred Sadoff
Fred Sadoff

Directors

Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame

Producers

Irwin Allen
Irwin Allen

Writers

Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant
Wendell Mayes
Wendell Mayes

Awards & Accolades

  • 1972 Oscar : Music (Original Song) - "The Morning After"
  • 1972 Oscar : Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)

Special Features

Commentaries
  • actors Pamela Sue Martin, Stella Stevens and Carol Lynley
  • director Ronald Neame
Featurettes
  • Conversations with Ronald Neame
  • Falling Up with Ernie
  • Hollywood Backstories: The Poseidon Adventure
  • R.M.S. Queen Mary
  • The Cast Looks Back
  • The Heroes of the Poseidon
  • The Morning After Story
  • The Writer: Stirling Silliphant
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
81%
Tomatometer
31 votes
RT Fresh Certified
76%
Popcornmeter
1,390 votes
METASCORE
70
10 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
50,591 votes

Tags

  1. Disaster
  2. Family Movie Night - Action

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media