Earthquake 1974

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 122 min

genre: drama

theme: disaster

director: Mark Robson

Score: 5 / 10

Earthquake is a 1974 American ensemble disaster drama film directed and produced by Mark Robson and starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner. The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of Los Angeles.

Plot

Former college football star Stewart Graff argues with his wife, Remy, after she fakes another suicide attempt following a mild earthquake in Los Angeles. Furious, Graff visits Denise Marshall, a part-time actress and widow of a colleague who died on a project Graff assigned him. Feeling obligated to help Denise and her 10-year-old son, Corry, Graff brings the boy an autographed football from his college days and helps Denise rehearse for an upcoming film.

Awards

Academy Award for Best Sound

Cast

More details

author	Mario Puzo
award	Academy Award for Best Sound
contentLocation	Los Angeles
director	Mark Robson
editor	Dorothy Spencer
genre	drama thriller
keywords	aftershock arrest bodybuilder bodybuilding car thief college football discover engineer false pretenses film shoot first time flood grieve grocery store heart attack hydroelectric dam hydroelectricity injured las vegas loot los angeles police department los angeles river meet mulholland dam national guard national guard of the united states oregon scream skyscraper suicide attempt sweep away the national trap underground garage wilson plaza wilson plaza west
musicBy	John Williams
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound
producer	Mark Robson
productionCompany	The Filmakers Group
publisher	Universal Pictures
recordedAt	Los Angeles
theme	disaster police survival