
Earthquake
1974 · Movie · PG · 123 min · ★ 6.1 · 51% critics
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles. As the city is damaged and displaced by the disaster and its aftermath, their separate problems collide with a fight to stay alive.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-11-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (364 votes)
- Box office
- $79,666,653
- Budget
- $7,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Earthquake if you want big 1970s disaster action and survival tension, especially with Sensurround-style theater thrills; Not for you if you need nonstop plot early on or dislike dated special effects.
Pros: shocking disaster spectacle; strong star cast; effects still impressive | Cons: slow character build; uneven subplots; some staged moments
Themes
- fire
- supermarket
- skyscraper
- architect
- natural disaster
- earthquake
- flooding
- parking garage
- national guard
- child in peril
- billiard hall
- disaster
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1975
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1975 · nominated
Cast & crew

Charlton Heston
as Stewart Graff

Ava Gardner
as Remy Royce-Graff

George Kennedy
as Sgt. Lew Slade

Lorne Greene
as Sam Royce

Geneviève Bujold
as Denise Marshall

Richard Roundtree
as Miles Quade

Marjoe Gortner
as Jody

Barry Sullivan
as Dr. Willis Stockle

Lloyd Nolan
as Dr. James Vance

Victoria Principal
as Rosa Amici
Directed by Mark Robson