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The Poseidon Adventure
1972
· Movie
· 117 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1836
- IMDb #2032
- Rotten Tomatoes #1727
- Metacritic #1309
- Letterboxd #2144
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1906
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2041
- Metacritic Critics #1505
- Metacritic Audience #1131
- Criticker #1559
- Kinopoisk #2303
- AlloCiné #2436
- Trakt #2213
Every rating
51–92
out of 100
A massive tidal wave capsizes a luxury ocean liner on New Year's Eve. A small group of survivors, led by a rebellious preacher, must navigate the upside-down wreckage and travel through the bowels of the ship to reach the hull, which is now the only exit, facing fire, water, and structural collapse.
Details
- Director
- Ronald Neame
- Writers
- Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes
- Based on
- The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico
- Studio
- Kent Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1 December 1972
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Hebrew
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $84.6M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 13 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →3 major awards won · 5 wins from 18 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Song – Original for the Picture | " The Morning After " Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Visual Effects ( Special Achievement Award ) | L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1972 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Shelley Winters | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Supporting Actress | Shelley Winters | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: William J. Creber ; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Cinematography | Harold E. Stine | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Costume Design | Paul Zastupnevich | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Film Editing | Harold F. Kress | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Song – Original for the Picture | " The Morning After " Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects ( Special Achievement Award ) | L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: William J. Creber ; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Harold E. Stine | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Paul Zastupnevich | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Harold F. Kress | Nominee |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shelley Winters | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Shelley Winters | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "The Morning After" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gene Hackman (also for The French Connection ) | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Shelley Winters | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Harold F. Kress | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best DVD Extras | Nominee |