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Features: DVD
One of the most gripping disaster films of all time follows ten survivors as they struggle to escape from an ocean liner capsized by a tidal wave. Suspenseful terror, combined with the victims’ intimate and personal stories, results in compelling and heart-stopping drama. The distinguished talents of 15 Academy Award® winners, along with incredible special effects, make this film a true classic.
"...engrossing, highly charged entertainment." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
When an earthquake sends a tidal wave over a luxury liner on New Year's Eve the top-heavy vessel capsizes. Ten survivors journey through the ship to escape. Terrible sequel: "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure." Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Actress--Shelley Winters. Academy Awards: Best Song ("The Morning After").
Plot Summary
It's New Year's Eve and the luxury ocean liner Poseidon is on a magnificent voyage from New York to Athens. Unfortunately, disaster befalls passengers and crew when the cruise ship is capsized by a huge tidal wave brought on by a submarine-induced earthquake. Though the casualties are many, 10 passengers survive to make a harrowing journey up to the overturned ship's bottom where they try and escape to safety.
| Features | Scene Access | | Cast Page With Mini-Bios | | Theatrical Trailer | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Widescreen Version | | Audio: English & French Mono | | THX Certified |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 12/17/2002 |
| Running Time: 117 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1972 | | Catalog ID: 4110422 | | UPC: 00086162104220 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1973) |  | Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Winner, Best Music, Song ("The Morning After") | | L.B.Abbott, A.D. Flowers, Winner, Special Acievement Award, Visual Effects | | | Shelley Winters, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | | | William J. Creber, Raphael Bretton, Nominee, Best Art Direction, Set Decoration | | | Harold E. Stine, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Paul Zastupunevich, Nominee, Best Costume Design | | | Harold F. Kress, Nominee, Best Film Edting | | | John Williams, Nominee, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | | | Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis, Nominee, Best Sound | |
British Academy Awards (1973) | | Gene Hackman, Winner, Best Actor | | | Shelley Winters, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | |
Golden Globe (1973) | | Shelley Winters, Winner, Best Supporting Actress | | | John Williams, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | | | Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Nominee, Best Original Song ("The Morning After") |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"Winters won an Oscar nomination for pulling off the best moment in the best disaster flick ever." 06/04/2004 p.34New York Times
"THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE has aged surprisingly well....The film's classical narrative contours come into sharper focus..." 05/09/2006 p.E3 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t digs in the hooks and won't let go..." 07/01/2006 p.127 The Motion Picture Guide 8 of 10
This is the picture that started the disaster film craze of the 1970s... Well thought out script and direction keeps a steady amount of the tension and suspense, which doesn't let up until the survivors are rescued.
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