Earthquake
Earthquake is a 1974 American ensemble disaster drama film directed and produced by Mark Robson. The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of the city of Los Angeles, California.
Plot
Early one morning, an earthquake jolts the Los Angeles metro area. On his way to work, former USC football player Stewart Graff, having just fought with his wife Remy, visits Denise Marshall, an actress who is the widow of one of his friends and co-workers. He drops off an autographed football for her son Corry and helps Denise rehearse her lines for a scene she is shooting later that day.
Awards
Cast
- Ava Gardner
- Barry Sullivan
- Charlton Heston
- Don Stansauk
- Donald Moffat
- Geneviève Bujold
- George Kennedy
- George Murdock
- Jesse Vint
- John Randolph
- Kip Niven
- Lloyd Gough
- Lloyd Nolan
- Lorne Greene
- Marjoe Gortner
- Monica Lewis
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- Richard Roundtree
- Scott Hylands
- Victoria Principal
- Walter Matthau
More details
| author | Mario Puzo |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing |
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Mark Robson |
| editor | Dorothy Spencer |
| genre | drama thriller |
| keywords | act arrest beg build buried alive drive fire hose flood follow grocery store heart attack jackhammer kill let her go loot morning mulholland dam national guard national guard of the united states nco on the run pass richter scale scream seclude shoot shop skyscraper sweep away terrify the national three stories trap triage underground garage university of southern california usc |
| 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 Mixing |
| producer | Mark Robson |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | disaster survival |