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Earthquake

  • 5.9 /10

  • 319

  • 44%

Plot

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

Cast

Charlton Heston as Stewart Graff
Charlton Heston

as Stewart Graff

Ava Gardner as Remy Royce-Graff
Ava Gardner

as Remy Royce-Graff

George Kennedy as Sgt. Lew Slade
George Kennedy

as Sgt. Lew Slade

Lorne Greene as Sam Royce
Lorne Greene

as Sam Royce

Geneviève Bujold as Denise Marshall
Geneviève Bujold

as Denise Marshall

Richard Roundtree as Miles Quade
Richard Roundtree

as Miles Quade

Marjoe Gortner as Jody
Barry Sullivan as Dr. Willis Stockle
Barry Sullivan

as Dr. Willis Stockle

Lloyd Nolan as Dr. James Vance
Lloyd Nolan

as Dr. James Vance

Victoria Principal as Rosa Amici
Victoria Principal

as Rosa Amici

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 15, 1974

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

  • The Filmakers Group

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $7,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $79,666,653.00

Runtime

  • 2.05 hrs

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Reviews

Not a great disaster movie and a far far cry from The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno (a personal favorite of mine) but some decent special and miniature effects even when the performances were always the best. Still passable 1970s-era entertainment.

This used to be one hell of a town, officer. Earthquake is directed by Mark Robson and written by Mario Puzo and George Fox. It stars Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Ava Gardner, Geneviève Bujold, Lorne Greene, Richard Roundtree & Marjoe Gortner. A catastrophic earthquake hits Southern California and begins to level Los Angeles... "It's not a negative to have heart in the disaster genre…