Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
Practical Effects
Miniature dam destruction that charmed 1977 audiences.
Acting
Robert Culp's mustache carries half the runtime.
Production
Shot on the cheap but committed to the bit.
Director
Earl Bellamy
Robert Culp
Steve Brannigan
Martin Milner
Paul Burke
Barbara Hershey
Mary Cutler
Richard Basehart
John Cutler
Carol Lynley
Abbie Adams
Roddy McDowall
Mr. Franklin
Cameron Mitchell
Sam Adams
Teresa Wright
Alice Cutler
Francine York
Daisy Kempel
Whit Bissell
Dr. Ted Horne
Leif Garrett
Johnny Lowman
Ann Doran
Emma Fisher
Elizabeth Rogers
Nancy Lowman
James Griffith
Charlie Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of ABC's 'Disaster Movie Cycle' alongside Fire! and Hurricane!, all starring rotating TV legends.
Released two years after the actual 1975 Banqiao Dam failure in China killed 170,000, making its 'aging infrastructure' plot accidentally topical.
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