Other Titles • Earthquake • Erdbeben (1975) • Terremoto (1974)
Synopses for Earthquake (1974)
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The disaster-movie trend of the early and mid-1970s was starting to wear out its welcome when Earthquake was released in 1974. It’s another one of those enjoyably mindless all-star marathons, and the title tells you all you need to know about the plot. Charlton Heston offers his trademark brand of macho courage as the citizens of Los Angeles brace for the Big One--an earthquake that rattles the city to its crumbling foundation. It's got all the sophistication of a Love Boat episode, but the movie's momentum scores high marks (at least on the Richter scale), and the Oscar-winning sound design and special visual effects are still impressive, especially when you consider that advanced computer-graphics effects were still two decades in the future. Genevieve Bujold adds a touch of class to the all-star ensemble, and of course, what self-respecting disaster flick would be complete without a role for George Kennedy? In more ways than one, this cheesy movie rocks! (If you want to re-create the movie's original sound process known as "Sensurround," you’ll just have to crank up the bass and subwoofer on your home theater system until plaster cracks and windows shatter!) --Jeff Shannon
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This essential 1970s disaster epic, with a script co-authored by Mario Puzo (THE GODFATHER), centers around a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles and the shocking aftermath it causes. The all-star cast is led by Charleton Heston as a construction engineer whose marital problems supply him with plentiful stress before the quake even hits. The film was presented theatrically with a sound process known as "Sensurround," which caused cinemas to physically vibrate during quake sequences. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Cinematography. Academy Awards: Best Sound.
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Academy Award winners Charlton Heston and George Kennedy star in this boxoffice blockbuster, co-written by Mario Puzo (The Godfather) and scored by John Williams (Star Wars). Construction engineer Stewart Graff (Heston) is coping with conflicts involving the women in his life and his father-in-law boss Sam Royce (Lorne Greene). When the big one finally hits L.A., Graff must try to rescue Royce, who's trapped in his own building, as tough cop Lew Slade (Kennedy) and motorcycle daredevil Miles Quade (Richard Roundtree) fight for.
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