The Poseidon Adventure Movie Overview

The Poseidon Adventure - Overview

Genre: Action/Adventure

Opened: Dec 12, 1972 Run Time: 1hr 57min

Cast: Gene Hackman Ernest Borgnine Red Buttons Carol Lynley

Director: Ronald Neame

Producer: Irwin Allen

Synopsis

The Poseidon Adventure: En route from New York City to Greece on New Year's Eve, majestic passenger ship the S.S. Poseidon is overtaken by a tidal wave. With the captain (Leslie Nielsen) dead, surviving passengers, including the passionate Rev. Scott (Gene Hackman), band together in the ship's ballroom. The group struggles to avert fires, flooding, structural instability and mechanical malfunctions as they make their way through a maze of ladders and tunnels in their de... Read More

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The Poseidon Adventure

Domestic Theatrical Distributor:

20th Century Fox

Domestic Video Distributor:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Production Company:

20th Century Fox

Production Company:

Kent Productions

Cast & Crew (12)

Gene Hackman

Ernest Borgnine

Red Buttons

Reviews (40)

organ..., Flixster

without the excellent special effects of the modern version but more than making up for it with a highly claustrophobic atmosphere, ernest borgnine and gene hac...

agent..., Flixster

A very good movie, re-watch to understand it more, enjoyable.

The Poseidon Adventure - Overview