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A luxury cruise liner at sea on New Year's Eve is struck by a freak tidal wave, which leaves it capsized and several passengers and crew trapped. A rebellious priest realises the ship is sinking fast, and leads a band of survivors up through the vessel in search of a way to the surface. Disaster movie, starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen and Roddy McDowall
1972
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Disaster Movie
Movie/Drama
Thriller
Cast & Crew
Gene Hackman
(Actor)
.. Reverend Frank Scott
Ernest Borgnine
(Actor)
.. Mike Rogo
Shelley Winters
(Actor)
.. Belle Rosen
Leslie Nielsen
(Actor)
.. Ship's captain
Roddy McDowall
(Actor)
.. Acres
Red Buttons
(Actor)
.. James Martin
Carol Lynley
(Actor)
.. Nonnie Parry
Stella Stevens
(Actor)
.. Linda Rogo
Ronald Neame
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Gene Hackman
(Actor)
.. Reverend Frank Scott
Born:
January 30, 1930
in
California
Best Known For:
The French Connection, The Mexican, Enemy of the State... too many to mention.
Early-life:
Born Eugene Allen Hackman on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, after which his family moved around frequently before finally settling in Danville, Illinois. He has a brother called Richard. After his parents divorced, Hackman left home aged 16 to join the US Marine Corps where he served as a field radio operator. His mother died in 1962, as a result of a house fire she accidently started while smoking.
Career:
After making the decision to get into acting in 1956, Hackman joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California (where incidentally, he struck up a friendship with Dustin Hoffman). After performances in several off-Broadway plays, Hackman's first movie was Lilith alongside Warren Beatty, who then cast him in his breakthrough film, Bonnie and Clyde. Hackman was soon in demand, showcasing his talents in everything from comedy (in Young Frankenstein) to villainy (as Lex Luthor in Superman). He's also won two Oscars - Best Actor for The French Connection, and Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven. He retired from acting in 2004 to concentrate on writing novels.
Quote:
'It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on-screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that.'
Trivia:
Hackman has written a number of historical novels with undersea archaeologist Daniel Lenihan.
Ernest Borgnine
(Actor)
.. Mike Rogo
Born:
January 24, 1917
in
Hamden, Connecticut
Best Known For:
His forceful personality.
Early-life:
Born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents had emigrated from Italy. After graduating high school, Ernest joined the United States Navy, where he stayed for 10 years until 1945. After completing a course at Randall School of Drama in Hartford, he went on to play a number of roles over four years at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. His big break came in 1949 when he made his debut on Broadway playing a male nurse in Harvey.
Career:
After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a movie career, Borgnine made his film debut in Richer Than the Earth (1951). In 1953, he played Sgt 'Fatso' Judson in From Here to Eternity, and he won an Academy Award for his performance as a sensitive butcher in Marty (1955). Other films included Wedding Breakfast (1956), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Emperor of the North Pole (1973). On the small screen, he starred in the popular TV series McHale's Navy, and the action series Airwolf. He earned an Emmy Award nomination at the age of 92 for his work on the series ER. He died on July 8, 2012, at the age of 95.
Quote:
'I don't care whether a part is 10 minutes long, or two hours, and I don't care whether my name is up there on top, either.'
Trivia:
His fifth wife, Tova Borgnine, was almost 25 years his junior. His marriage to singer Ethel Merman lasted 38 days. He was the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants.
Shelley Winters
(Actor)
.. Belle Rosen
Leslie Nielsen
(Actor)
.. Ship's captain
Born:
February 11, 1926
in
Regina, Canada
Best Known For:
The Naked Gun movies.
Early-life:
Born Leslie William Nielsen on February 11, 1926, in Regina, Canada. He had two brothers, one of whom became the country's deputy prime minister. His mother was Welsh, his father, a Mountie, was very strict. Nielsen attended school in Edmonton before joining the Royal Air Force towards the end of the Second World War. He was a DJ and announcer for a Calgary radio station before studying acting at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York.
Career:
Nielsen followed his uncle, actor Jean Hersholt, onto the stage before making his TV debut in Studio One in 1950. He made guest appearances in numerous shows before his first film, The Vagabond King, was released in 1956, the same year he starred in cult sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet. Various TV series and movies followed, including Peyton Place, The Poseidon Adventure and Viva Knievel! In 1980 he featured in Airplane! which led to him being cast in TV series Police Squad. The show was adapted for the big screen as The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad, and spawned two sequels. He died from pneumonia on November 28, 2010 at the age of 84.
Quote:
'Doing nothing is very hard to do - you never know when you're finished.'
Trivia:
He married four times and had two children.
Roddy McDowall
(Actor)
.. Acres
Red Buttons
(Actor)
.. James Martin
Carol Lynley
(Actor)
.. Nonnie Parry
Stella Stevens
(Actor)
.. Linda Rogo
Ronald Neame
(Director)
