Earthquake 1974

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 123 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 the city of Los Angeles, California.

Plot

Athletic former college football star Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston), in a dysfunctional marriage to Remy (Ava Gardner), is arguing with her after she fakes another suicide attempt when a mild earthquake jolts the Los Angeles metro area. Angered by his wife's manipulations, Graff leaves for work, stopping to visit Denise Marshall (Genevieve Bujold), a part-time actress and widow of a co-worker who he assigned to the project that accidentally killed him. Feeling obligated to help her and her ten-year-old son, Corry, Graff brings the boy an autographed football from his college days, and briefly helps Denise rehearse her lines before a film shoot she has later that morning.

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	arrest assault rifle basement garage build car thief chevrolet blazer college football dysfunctional marriage end engineer even field hospital film shoot fire hose first time flood gabriel dell genevieve bujold greater los angeles hear heart attack injured jackhammer kill las vegas loot los angeles county sheriff los angeles metro area los angeles police department los angeles river manhole morning mulholland dam national guard national guard of the united states office building oregon park pass police department richter scale rush scream seclude set up shoot skyscraper storm drain suicide attempt survive sweep away the national trap underground garage wait
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