The PoseidonAdventure is a 1972 American disaster film directed by Ronald Neame, produced by Irwin Allen, and based on Paul Gallico 's 1969 novel of the same name. It has an ensemble cast including five Oscar winners: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Albertson, Shelley Winters, and Red Buttons.
The PoseidonAdventure: Directed by Ronald Neame. With Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons. A group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.
At midnight on New Year's Eve, the S.S. Poseidon is struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized. Who will survive one of the greatest escape adventures ever!
When the ship turns over, Gene Hackman engineers an escape attempt. He takes the large Christmas tree (conveniently constructed of aluminum tubing) and turns it into a ladder, so that the passengers can escape from the ceiling of the ballroom by climbing to the floor.
Just after the New Year is rung in, the Captain spots a tidal wave. A huge tidal wave. Soon, everybody else sees it, too. For almost all of the passengers and crew, it will be the last thing they...
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The PoseidonAdventure is a 1972 movie produced by Irwin Allen and directed by Ronald Neame. It's based on the 1968 novel by Paul Gallico. The sequel is "Beyond the Poseidonadventure" by the same producer, and another remake is the 2005 telemovie "The PoseidonAdventure" by John Putch. It's...