L'avventura del Poseidon (1972)
Odissea di 10 personaggi intrappolati in un transatlantico rovesciato da una gigantesca ondata. Dopo Airport, negli anni '70 rilanciò la moda del catastrofico. Il piattoforte sono le suggestive scenografie (capovolte) di W. Creber. Oscar per la canzone “The Morning After”, candidature per fotografia (H. Stine), musica (J. Williams) e Shelley Winters. Seguito da L'inferno sommerso.
Direttore:
Ronald Neame
Scrittori:
Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes.
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Gene Hackman as Reverend Scott |
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Ernest Borgnine as Mike Rogo |
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Stella Stevens as Linda Rogo |
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Shelley Winters as Belle Rosen |
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Jack Albertson as Manny Rosen |
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Red Buttons as James Martin |
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Roddy McDowall as Acres |
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Carol Lynley as Nonnie Parry |
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Pamela Sue Martin as Susan Shelby |
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Eric Shea as Robin Shelby |
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Arthur O'Connell as John, the Chaplain |
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Leslie Nielsen as Captain Harrison |
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Fred Sadoff as Mr. Linarcos |
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Sheila Allen as Nurse |
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Jan Arvan as Doctor |
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Byron Webster as Purser |
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John Crawford as Chief Engineer |
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Bob Hastings as M. C. |
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Ernie F. Orsatti as Terry |
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Erik L. Nelson as Mr. Tinkham |
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Charles Bateman as First Officer Larsen |
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Maurice Marsac as French Naval Officer |
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Roseann Williams as Woman |
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Ruth Foster as Passenger |
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Paul Stader as Martin |
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Marco López as Passenger (uncredited) |
| Writing | Paul Gallico | Novel |
| Writing | Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Baur | Casting |
| Production | Hal Herman | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Steve Broidy | Producer |
| Production | Sidney Marshall | Producer |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ronald Neame | Director |
| Art | William J. Creber | Production Design |
| Art | Raphael Bretton | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Harold E. Stine | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Zastupnevich | Costume Design |
| Production | Irwin Allen | Producer |
| Sound | Vinton Vernon | Scoring Mixer |
| Lighting | Clyde Taylor | Gaffer |
| Art | Ward Preston | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Donald White | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Tom Cranham | Production Illustrator |
| Directing | Les Warner | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Art Volpert | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Theodore Soderberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Dan Goozee | Production Illustrator |
| Directing | Teresa Brachetto | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Lou Pazelli | Key Grip |
| Crew | James Winburn | Stunts |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Donovan | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Catching | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Durock | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Paula Dell | Stunts |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunts |
| Crew | Wally Rose | Stunts |
| Crew | Russell Saunders | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Craig Chudy | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Dale | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunts |
| Crew | Denver Mattson | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Prohaska | Stunts |
| Crew | Marilyn Stader | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Summers | Stunts |
| Sound | John A. Bonner | Sound Supervisor |
| Crew | Eldon Burke | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | David Sharpe | Stunts |
| Crew | Carol Daniels | Stunts |
| Crew | Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Steele | Stunts |
| Crew | Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Crew | Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Howard Curtis | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Zendar | Stunts |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Crew | George P. Wilbur | Stunts |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Crew | George Robotham | Stunts |
| Crew | Lila Finn | Stunts |
| Crew | Victor Paul | Stunts |
| Crew | Preston Peterson | Stunts |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Brutsche | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank Orsatti | Stunts |
| Crew | Allen Pinson | Stunts |
| Directing | Irwin Allen | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Doug O'Dell II | Stunts |
| Crew | George Sawaya | Stunts |
| Sound | Don Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | John Daheim | Stunts |
| Crew | Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Stein | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Pershing | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheral Ross | Hairstylist |
| Crew | L.B. Abbott | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Acevedo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan Snyder | Makeup Artist |
| Production | John Campbell | Publicist |
| Sound | Joel Hirschhorn | Songs |
| Production | Albert Gail | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Al Kasha | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Wadlington | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Norman A. Cook | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunts |