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The Poseidon Adventure

1972 film by Ronald Neame
Movie film Q874496
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Summary

The Poseidon Adventure is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,473 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Score[3], Special Achievement Academy Award[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[5], Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film[6], BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[7]
  • Director: Ronald Neame[8]
  • Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant[9], Wendell Mayes[10], Paul Gallico[11]
  • Composer: John Williams[12]
  • Genre: action film[13], thriller film[14], disaster film[15], drama film[16]
  • Based on: The Poseidon Adventure[17]
  • Cast member: Gene Hackman[18], Ernest Borgnine[19], Red Buttons[20], Carol Lynley[21], Roddy McDowall[22], Stella Stevens[23], Shelley Winters[24], Jack Albertson[25], Pamela Sue Martin[26], Arthur O'Connell[27], Eric Shea[28], Leslie Nielsen[29], Fred Sadoff[30], Sheila Allen[31]
  • Producer: Irwin Allen[32]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[33]
  • Director of photography: Harold E. Stine[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[37], 80%[38], 70/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: December 13, 1972[42], December 25, 1972[43], January 25, 1973[44]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[45], Disney+[46]
  • Narrative location: Atlantic Ocean[47]
  • Main subject: seamanship[48]
  • Film editor: Harold F. Kress[49]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[51], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[52], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[53], Academy Award for Best Production Design[54], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[55], Academy Award for Best Sound[56]
  • Title: The Poseidon Adventure[57]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[58]
  • MPA film rating: PG[59]
  • After a work by: Paul Gallico[60]

Why It Matters

The Poseidon Adventure has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did The Poseidon Adventure receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Score[3], Special Achievement Academy Award[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[5], and Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film[6].

Related Entities

Ernest Borgnine film Gene Hackman Jack Albertson John Williams Leslie Nielsen Red Buttons Roddy McDowall Shelley Winters ship Stella Stevens United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  57. [59] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter → Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes, Paul Gallico
    Set during recurring event → New Year
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Based on → The Poseidon Adventure
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