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When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
On New Year's Eve, the luxury liner SS Poseidon is capsized by a massive rogue wave. A small group of survivors, led by a stoic minister, must find a way to navigate the treacherous, upside-down wreckage to reach the engine room, the only potential escape route before the ship sinks completely.
The Poseidon Adventure was a commercial blockbuster and a critical success, praised for its thrilling set pieces, suspenseful direction, and strong performances, particularly from Gene Hackman. It became a landmark film in the disaster genre, spawning numerous imitators.
Praised for its innovative special effects and suspenseful, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Gene Hackman's performance as the determined Reverend Scott was widely commended.
Some critics noted the film's reliance on melodrama and a somewhat predictable plot structure.
Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated the film's intense disaster sequences and the ensemble cast's efforts to survive against overwhelming odds. The suspenseful journey through the capsized ship was a highlight for many viewers.
Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Song ('The Morning After').
The iconic upside-down sets for the Poseidon's interior were created by building full-scale rooms and then turning them upside down, rather than using models, to achieve a realistic effect.
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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 arriv...
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,...
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