When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
"Hell, upside down."
Top Billed Cast
Gene Hackman
Reverend Scott
Ernest Borgnine
Mike Rogo
Stella Stevens
Linda Rogo
Shelley Winters
Belle Rosen
Jack Albertson
Manny Rosen
Red Buttons
James Martin
Roddy McDowall
Acres
Carol Lynley
Nonnie Parry
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J JPV852Verified TMDB Critic
2020-08-10
Seen this one several times over the years and still is fantastic, from the performances (Hackman and Borgnine especially) to some genuinely emotional scenes to the incredible set designs. Not sure if I place this over The Towering Inferno, but think it might be 1A and 1B amongst disaster films. **4.5/5**...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2023-05-28
It's a toss up for me between this and "The Towering Inferno" (1974) as to which is my favourite disaster movie. This quite gripping drama sees an ageing ocean liner en-route to the scrap heap make one last, fateful, trip. As new year arrives, the ship is stuck by a gigantic tidal wave and capsizes. Carnage onboard ensues, with only a small band trapped in the ship's ballroom with the savvy to make for the part of the ship where the hull in thinnest - and the most likely spot for any external rescuers - before the ship goes the way of the "Titanic"! Gene Hackman is great as the almost maniacal...
