When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
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Gene Hackman
Reverend Scott
Ernest Borgnine
Mike Rogo
Stella Stevens
Linda Rogo
Shelley Winters
Belle Rosen
Jack Albertson
Manny Rosen
Red Buttons
James Martin
Roddy McDowall
Acres
Carol Lynley
Nonnie Parry
Pamela Sue Martin
Susan Shelby
Eric Shea
Robin Shelby
Director
Ronald Neame
Screenplay
Stirling Silliphant
Tagline
"Hell, upside down."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$84,563,118
Production
Kent Productions, 20th Century Fox
JPV852
August 10, 2020
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, but think it might be 1A and 1B amongst disaster films. **4.5/5**
CinemaSerf
May 28, 2023
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 arrives, the ship is stuck by a gigantic tidal wave and capsizes. Carnage onboard ensues, with only a small band trapped in the ship's ballroom with the savvy to mak...
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