The Poseidon Adventure (1972) ENG

Language: English Taglines: At midnight on New Year s Eve the was struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller Country: USA Directors: Ronald Neame, Irwin Allen (uncredited) Writers: Paul Gallico (novel), Stirling Silliphant (screenplay), Wendell Mayes (screenplay) Cast: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O Connell, Eric Shea, Fred Sadoff, Sheila Allen, Jan Arvan, Byron Webster Storyline: 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. Note: Won 1 Oscar