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Gene Hackman vs. a capsized ship in the most stressful New Year's party ever.
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

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Overview

AdventureDramaThriller

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

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based on novel or booksibling relationshipprostitutelife and death1970sdisasterseashiphusband wife relationshipdramatic+5 more

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Full-scale rotating sets. Real fire. Shelley Winters actually swam that.

Acting

Hackman's crisis priest energy is feral and magnificent.

Production

Pre-digital disaster filmmaking that actually drowns its cast.

Best for:Friends: Yell survival odds at each other during every flooded corridor.·Theater: Giant screen. Sensurround. You'd feel the ship tip.·Solo: Masochist night. You WILL grip furniture.
Heads up:Emotional: Multiple drawn-out deaths of sympathetic characters you just met.
Ronald Neame

Director

Ronald Neame

ReleasedDec 1, 1972
Runtime1h 57m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$5M·Revenue$84.6M
20th Century Fox
Kent Productions

Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Reverend Scott

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Mike Rogo

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Linda Rogo

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Belle Rosen

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Manny Rosen

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

James Martin

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Acres

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Nonnie Parry

Pamela Sue Martin

Pamela Sue Martin

Susan Shelby

Eric Shea

Eric Shea

Robin Shelby

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

John, the Chaplain

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Captain Harrison

Fred Sadoff

Fred Sadoff

Mr. Linarcos

Sheila Allen

Sheila Allen

Nurse

Jan Arvan

Jan Arvan

Doctor

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shelley Winters was 51 and lied about being able to swim; she trained for months and performed her own underwater sequence, nearly drowning for real during one take.

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