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When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
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Release date
01/12/1972
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Popularity
6.6
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
Arthur O'Connell
John, the Chaplain
Leslie Nielsen
Captain Harrison
Fred Sadoff
Mr. Linarcos
Sheila Allen
Nurse
Jan Arvan
Doctor
Byron Webster
Purser
John Crawford
Chief Engineer
Bob Hastings
M. C.
Ernie F. Orsatti
Terry
Erik L. Nelson
Mr. Tinkham
Charles Bateman
First Officer Larsen
Maurice Marsac
French Naval Officer
Roseann Williams
Woman
Ruth Foster
Passenger
Paul Stader
Martin
Marco López
Passenger (uncredited)
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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**
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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 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 make for the part of the ship where the hull in thinnest - and the most likely spot for any external rescuers - before the ship goes the way of the "Titanic"! Gene Hackman is great as the almost maniacal…
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