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Earthquake

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• Action
• Drama

• 1974
• Mark Robson
• 117 mins
• PG

Summary

All-star disaster movie starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner. The bustling and glamorous city of Los Angeles, perched precariously on the San Andreas Fault, is about to experience the ultimate horror - a series of devastating tremors that spell disaster for those who live or work there.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

"The big one" hits Los Angeles at the worst possible moment for an all-star cast in this highly enjoyable slice of hokum. The first hour builds the tension with tremor suspense before the city is razed spectacularly to the ground (the dam-busting sequence inspired a Universal theme-park favourite). Director Mark Robson's film deservedly won a special achievement Oscar for its visual effects (did making us believe Ava Gardner was Lorne Greene's daughter come under that category, too?). With Charlton Heston, Shaft's Richard Roundtree and Walter Matthau (mischievously credited as Walter Matuschanskavasky) also among the imperilled cast, this registers a solid eight on the entertainment Richter scale.

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6.0/10

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Cast

rolenameStuart GraffCharlton HestonRemy GraffAva GardnerLew SladeGeorge KennedySam RoyceLorne GreeneDenise MarshallGeneviève BujoldMiles QuadeRichard RoundtreeJodyMarjoe GortnerDr StockleBarry SullivanDr VanceLloyd NolanRosaVictoria PrincipalDrunkWalter MatthauRoyce's secretaryMonica LewisMiles's managerGabriel DellCameronLloyd Gough

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rolenameDirectorMark Robson

Details

Theatrical distributor

Ambassador Film Prods Ltd

Released on

1974-11-28

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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