Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.
DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001
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September 24, 20091980's Saturday evenings sat in front of the telly with my Gran and my dog watching the ITV matinee movie. Fond memories! Would be closely followed by Blockbusters and The A-Team! Perfect.
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July 26, 2009without the excellent special effects of the modern version but more than making up for it with a highly claustrophobic atmosphere, ernest borgnine and gene hackman are apt lead while the screaming totty is also apt support in this must've been great for its time disaster reel
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November 2, 2008i love that they tried to make a preacher the hero, but when that preacher is an arrogant man with bad theology it doesnt work. as the hero, hackman's character was not likeable at all, and i never found myself caring much for any of the characters in the film. decent effects f...( read more)
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September 29, 2009Way better than its crappy remake. This film had some awesome scenes.
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September 18, 2009I'll make this into few words: the original and best movie of all Poseidon movies ever created.
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September 4, 2009great about dealing with tragedies amidst fun times... this version was better than the recent one... Shelley Winters was fantastic holding her breath - I appreciate this as a fellow swimmer...
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August 25, 2009Movie truly drives home how skinny fat people can be underwater. So skinny that they have a heart attack later.
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April 19, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
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June 18, 2008Before there was James Cameron's Titanic, this sea-themed tradgedic tale told thru cinematic fare was the king of the movie-world.
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