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The Poseidon adventure

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A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.

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Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (production comapny,), Kent Productions (production comapny.)
Other Authors: Neame, Ronald (Film director), Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991 (Film producer), Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996 (Screenwriter), Mayes, Wendell (Screenwriter), Hackman, Gene (Actor), Borgnine, Ernest, 1917-2012 (Actor), Buttons, Red, 1919-2006 (Actor), Lynley, Carol, 1942-2019 (Actor), McDowall, Roddy (Actor), Stevens, Stella, 1936- (Actor), Winters, Shelley (Actor), Albertson, Jack, 1910-1981 (Actor), Martin, Pamela Sue, 1953- (Actor), O'Connell, Arthur, 1908-1981 (Actor), Shea, Eric, 1960- (Actor), Sadoff, Fred, 1926-1994 (Actor), Mathews, Sheila, 1929-2013 (Actor), Arvan, Jan (Actor), Webster, Byron, 1931-1991 (Actor), Crawford, John, 1920-2010 (Actor), Hastings, Bob, 1925-2014 (Actor), Nelson, Erik L. (Actor), Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010 (Actor), Stine, Harold (director of photography.), Creber, William (Production designer), Kress, Harold F., 1913-1999 (Film editor), Williams, John, 1932- (composer (expression)), Kasha, Al (Lyricist, composer (expression)), Hirschhorn, Joel (Lyricist, composer (expression)), Courage, Alexander (composer (expression)), McGovern, Maureen (Singer), Zastupnevich, Paul, 1921-1997 (Costume designer), Bretton, Raphael, 1920-2011 (Set designer), Gallico, Paul, 1897-1976
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Edition:Special edition.
Subjects:
Survival > Drama.
Shipwrecks > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Adventure films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972.
From the novel by Paul Gallico.
Bonus features: Disc 1: Commentary by Ronald Neame; Commentary by Pamela Sue Martin, Stella Stevens and Carol Lynley; Follow the escape!. Disc 2: AMC backstory: The Poseidon adventure; Featurettes: The cast looks back, Falling up with Ernie, The writer: Stirling Silliphant, The herores of the Poseidon, The morning after story, R.M.S. Queen Mary; Conversations with Ronald Neame: Sinking corridor, Generations of fans, Turning over the ship; Vintage promotional material: Original 1972 featurette, The Poseidon adventure teaser, The Poseidon adventure trailer, The towering inferno trailer; American Cinematographer article: The upside-down filming of "The Poseidon adventure" by John Campbell; Galleries: Marketing, Publicity, Behind-the-scenes; Storyboard comparisons. Lobby cards.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (117 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen (anamorphic 2.35:1).
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1972: Best song ("Morning after")
Golden Globe Awards, 1973: Best supporting actress (Winters)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Harold E. Stine ; production designed by William Creber ; film editor, Harold F. Kress ; music by John Williams ; "The song from The Poseidon Adventure" words and music by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, orchestration, Alexander Courage ("The morning after" performed by Maureen McGovern) ; costume designer, Paul Zastupnevich ; set decorator, Raphael Bretton.
Access:Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

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