Earthquake (film)

Earthquake is the title of a blockbuster 1974 film that was among several successful so-called disaster movies of the 1970s that places an all-star cast in life and death situations. The basic plot concerns the reactions and struggles for survival after a catastrophic earthquake registering 9.9 on the Richter Scale hits the city of Los Angeles, California.

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1974 - Film - Disaster movie - Earthquake - Richter Scale - Los Angeles - California

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Full of large-scale destruction and violence, Earthquake was one of the most successful films of 1974, grossing over $80,000,000.

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For the film's 1976 television premiere, additional footage was added to expand the running time of the film so it could be shown over two nights. Contrary to popular belief, this "television version" made no use of material originally left out of the theatrical release (save one small scene), but rather new footage was shot some two years after the original, using some of the stars from the theatrical version.

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Directed by Mark Robson and with a screenplay by George Fox and Mario Puzo, it stars Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Lorne Greene, George Kennedy, Genevieve Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal and Walter Matthau (credited as "Walter Matuschanskayasky".)

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Mark Robson - Screenplay - Mario Puzo - Charlton Heston - Ava Gardner - Lorne Greene - George Kennedy - Genevieve Bujold - Richard Roundtree - Marjoe Gortner - Barry Sullivan - Lloyd Nolan - Victoria Principal - Walter Matthau - Walter Matuschanskayasky

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