The Poseidon adventure
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Neame, Ronald film director.
Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991, film producer.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
Mayes, Wendell, screenwriter.
Hackman, Gene actor.
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006].
Status
Checked Out
2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD DRAMA POSEIChecked OutMarch 17, 2025
Columbia Pike - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD DRAMA POSEIOn Hold Shelf

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543231653

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972.
General Note
From the novel by Paul Gallico.
General Note
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.
Restrictions on Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/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.
Participants/Performers
Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, Eric Shea, Fred Sadoff, Sheila Matthews, Jan Arvan, Byron Webster, John Crawford, Bob Hastings, Erik Nelson, Leslie Nielsen.
Description
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen (anamorphic 2.35:1).
Language
English dialogue (stereo.), Spanish (mono.) and French (mono.) dubbed versions and subtitles in English and Spanish; closed captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1972: Best song ("Morning after")
Awards
Golden Globe Awards, 1973: Best supporting actress (Winters)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Neame, R., Allen, I., Silliphant, S., Mayes, W., Hackman, G., Borgnine, E., Buttons, R., Lynley, C., McDowall, R., Stevens, S., Winters, S., Albertson, J., Martin, P. S., O'Connell, A., Shea, E., Sadoff, F., Mathews, S., Arvan, J., Webster, B., Crawford, J., Hastings, B., Nelson, E. L., Nielsen, L., Stine, H. E., Creber, W., Kress, H. F., Williams, J., Kasha, A., Hirschhorn, J., Courage, A., McGovern, M., Zastupnevich, P., Bretton, R., & Gallico, P. (2006). The Poseidon adventure (Widescreen ed.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ronald Neame et al.. 2006. The Poseidon Adventure. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ronald Neame et al.. The Poseidon Adventure Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Neame, R., Allen, I., Silliphant, S., Mayes, W., Hackman, G., Borgnine, E. and Buttons, R. et al (2006). The poseidon adventure. Widescreen ed. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Neame, Ronald, et al. The Poseidon Adventure Widescreen ed., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

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