Reverend Scott
Gene Hackman
Reverend Scott
The Poseidon Adventure
“Hell, upside down.”
7.1
1972
1h 57m
AdventureDramaThriller
Director: Ronald Neame
Overview
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Trailer
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Cast
Mike Rogo
Ernest Borgnine
Mike Rogo
Linda Rogo
Stella Stevens
Linda Rogo
Belle Rosen
Shelley Winters
Belle Rosen
Manny Rosen
Jack Albertson
Manny Rosen
James Martin
Red Buttons
James Martin
Acres
Roddy McDowall
Acres
Nonnie Parry
Carol Lynley
Nonnie Parry
Susan Shelby
Pamela Sue Martin
Susan Shelby
Robin Shelby
Eric Shea
Robin Shelby
John, the Chaplain
Arthur O'Connell
John, the Chaplain
Captain Harrison
Leslie Nielsen
Captain Harrison
Reviews
JPV852
Seen this one several times over the years and still is fantastic, from the performances (Hackman and Borgnine especially) to some genuinely emotional scenes to the incredible set designs. Not sure if I place this over The Towering Inferno, but think it might be 1A and 1B amongst disaster films. **4.5/5**
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It's a toss up for me between this and "The Towering Inferno" (1974) as to which is my favourite disaster movie. This quite gripping drama sees an ageing ocean liner en-route to the scrap heap make one last, fateful, trip. As new year arrives, the ship is stuck by a gigantic tidal wave and capsizes. Carnage onboard ensues, with only a small band trapped in the ship's ballroom with the savvy to make for the part of the ship where the hull in thinnest - and the most likely spot for any external rescuers - before the ship goes the way of the "Titanic"! Gene Hackman is great as the almost maniacal preacher who leads this rather motley band through the innards of the rapidly decaying vessel with plenty of perilous scenarios for them to navigate. The cast are generally good - Oscar nominated Shelley Winters is super, Jack Albertson, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall and Red Buttons all really help the encroaching sense of menace as their task becomes more dangerous. Regardless of their billing - they are all expendable too, and that adds loads to the richness - and plausibility - of this borderline claustrophobic story that certainly doesn't encourage cruising. The cinematography is tight (OK, so you know it is the camera and not the set that is moving!) and there are plenty of pyrotechnics, obstacle courses and deadly traps from ordinary staircases to keep the whole thing entertaining for a couple of hours and I - almost 50 years on - still find it a good watch.
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