The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Director: Ronald Neame  Starring: Pamela Sue Martin  Shelley Winters  Eric Shea  
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Product Summary
Publisher: TCFHE
Format: N/A
UPC: 00024543231653
Buy.com Sku: 204872066
Item#: RV3HC2
Category Keywords: 1970s  Action  Adventure  All-Star  Disaster  Essential Cinema  High Seas  Recommended  Suspense  Theatrical Release  Thriller  Undersea 
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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
2-Disc Set
Special Edition
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono 2.0 - French, Spanish
Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

Disc 1: THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE - Widescreen Version
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "Follow The Escape"
Audio Commentary: Ronald Neame - Director, Pamela Sue Martin, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley - Stars
Interactive Features:

Disc 2: THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE - Supplemental Materials
Additional Release Material:
Featurette:
1. "The Cast Looks Back"
2. "Falling Up with Ernie"
3. "The Heart of Disaster: Stirling Silliphant"
4. "The Heroes of The Poseidon"
5. "The Morning After Story"
6. "The R.M.S. Queen Mary"
7. "AMC Backstory: The Poseidon Adventure"
8. "Sinking Corridor"
9. "Generations of Fans"
10. "Turning Over the Ship"
11. Vintage Promotional Materials: Original 1972 Featurette
Trailers:
1. Original Teaser
2. Original Theatrical Trailer
3. THE TOWERING INFERNO
Interactive Features:
Additional Interactive Features - American Cinematographer Interactive Article
Storyboard Comparisons:
1. "Ship Capsized"
2. "Up The Vertical Shaft"
3. "Saving Reverend Scott"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos:
1. Marketing
2. Publicity
3. Behind-the-Scenes








 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: TCFHE
Release Date: 6/18/2007
Original Release Date: 1972
Catalog ID: 2233165
UPC: 00024543231653
Number of Discs: 2

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: Spanish
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Fred Sadoff
Pamela Sue Martin
Shelley Winters
Charles Bateman
Eric Shea
Bob Hastings
Red Buttons
Stella Stevens
Leslie Nielsen
Sheila Allen
Ernie F. Orsatti
Jack Albertson
Arthur O'Connell
Gene Hackman
Ernest Borgnine
John Crawford
Roddy McDowall
Carol Lynley
Wendell Mayes - Screenwriter
Harold E. Stine - Cinematographer
Frank Orsatti - Stunts
Paul Zastupnevich - Costume Designer
Paul Gallico - Story
John Williams - Composer
Irwin Allen - Producer
William Creber - Production Designer
A. D. Flowers - Mechanical Effects Supervisor
Stirling Silliphant - Screenwriter
Harold F. Kress - Editor
L. B. Abbott - Special Photography
Ronald Neame - Director

 
Awards

Academy Awards (1972)
Winner, Best Visual Effects
Al Kasha, Winner, Best Original Song
Joel Hirschhorn, Winner, Best Original Song

 
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.34

New 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

  
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