Earthquake (Collector's Edition) (Blu-ray) R
When the big one finally hits L.A.
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Earthquake
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 3 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: May 21, 2019
- Originally Released: 1974
- Label: Shout Factory
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Victoria Principal, Richard Roundtree, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Marjoe Gortner & Ava Gardner | |
| Performer: | Barry Sullivan, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Walter Matthau, Monica Lewis, Lloyd Nolan, Gabriel Dell, Tiger Williams & Don Wilbanks | |
| Directed by | Mark Robson | |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer | |
| Screenwriting by | Mario Puzo & George Fox | |
| Composition by | John Williams | |
| Produced by | Mark Robson | |
| Director of Photography: | Philip H. Lathrop | |
| Executive Production by | Jennings Lang |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1974 -
Best Sound: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 1974 -
Best Visual Effects: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 1974 -
Scientific or Technical Award: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
40%
35%
Rating: C+ --
One of those big-budget splashy special effects disaster movies.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 4/5 --
Registers an eight on the entertainment Richter scale.
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Radio Times
There wasn't a boy in the 1970s who didn't get all giddy over this pleasing and plot-light demolition derby...
Entertainment Weekly
Aside from accepting a poorly written script, director Mark Robson has done well with the suspense, building a tension in the first half of the film that can be cut with a knife.
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Los Angeles Free Press
Mark Robson's Earthquake is an excellent dramatic exploitation extravaganza, combining brilliant special effects with a multi-character plot line which is surprisingly above average for this type film.
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Variety
Rating: 3/4 --
Not the greatest Disaster movie of the period, but still a fairly entertaining one.
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Three Movie Buffs
The special effects are of a high order as Los Angeles is razed, so it is unfortunate that the same intelligent attention is not extended to either script or direction.
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Time Out
Product Description:
This essential 1970s disaster epic, with a script co-authored by Mario Puzo (THE GODFATHER), centers around a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles and the shocking aftermath it causes. The all-star cast is led by Charleton Heston as a construction engineer whose marital problems supply him with plentiful stress before the quake even hits. The film was presented theatrically with a sound process known as "Sensurround," which caused cinemas to physically vibrate during quake sequences.
Keywords:
Action
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Adventure
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Disaster
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Suspense
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Thriller
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All-Star
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Recommended
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Escape
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Blockbuster
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Theatrical Release
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Love Affairs
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Los Angeles, California
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Hollywood
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Love Triangles
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California
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1970s
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Special Effects
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Disasters
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