The Poseidon Adventure

A passenger ship is capsized by a tidal wave, and a handful of survivors must navigate the innards of the vessel to find safety while awaiting rescue. The film’s theme song, “The Morning After,” sung by Maureen McGovern, earned an Oscar., A passenger ship is capsized by a tidal wave, and a handful of survivors must navigate the innards of the vessel to find safety while awaiting rescue., Ronald Neame’s cult action adventure stars Gene Hackman as Frank Scott, the priest who leads a rag-tag group of survivors on a quest to escape the capsized ocean liner Poseidon . On their way to the safety of the propeller shaft, which has become their only route to survival, they must overcome fire, steam and, of course, lots of water., The Poseidon is an ocean liner charting its course on New Year’s Eve. Just after midnight, Captain Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) spots the mother of all tidal waves. It is the last thing that Harrison and practically everyone else onboard sees before drowning — the Poseidon is turned upside down, with only a handful of survivors. The ten lucky ones — including Mike Rogo (Ernest Borgnine), Linda Rogo (Stella Stevens), Acres (Roddy McDowall), Belle Rosen (Shelley Winters), and Manny Rosen (Jack Albertson) — led by no-nonsense minister Frank Scott (Gene Hackman), desperately attempt to climb from the top of the ship (now submerged) to the bottom (now “the top”). The film’s theme song, “The Morning After,” sung by Maureen McGovern, earned an Oscar. In addition, The Poseidon Adventure received the Special Achievement Award for Special Effects; L.B. Abbott and A.D. Flowers were the recipients. A sequel, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, came out in 1979., Ronald Neame’s cult action adventure stars Gene Hackman as Frank Scott, the priest who leads a rag-tag group of survivors on a quest to escape the capsized ocean liner Poseidon. On their way to the safety of the propeller shaft, which has become their only route to survival, they must overcome fire, steam and, of course, lots of water., A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea., Disaster movie on a luxury liner which is hit by a tidal wave and capsizes. A small group of trapped passengers tries to make it through to the bottom of the upturned ship, their only hope of survival., Disaster movie set aboard a luxury liner which is hit by a tidal wave and capsizes. A few survivors trapped in this floating hell try to make their way through air pockets in the upturned ship in a bid to reach safety., The classic disaster movie. The luxury cruiser Poseidon is overturned by a giant tidal wave and all hell breaks loose on board as passengers and crew struggle to escape with their lives. Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine head an all-star cast., Action adventure starring Gene Hackman as the priest who leads a rag-tag group of survivors on a quest to escape the capsized ocean liner Poseidon. On their way to the safety of the propeller shaft, which has become their only route to survival, they must overcome fire, steam and, of course, lots of water.