12/15/2022
It's time to begin our special 50th Anniversary screening of Irwin Allen's THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, which was released in theaters on December 12, 1972. This seminal action/adventure/drama went on to become the highest-grossing film of 1973, earning over $125 million worldwide. It became a benchmark cinematic moment - ushering in the disaster movie genre, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, making it one of the most nominated films of all time. Ultimately, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE would go on to win two Oscars, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award.
The film stars Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Shelley Winters, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, Eric Shea, and Leslie Nielsen.