TCM THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)

In 1972 I was 8 years old and my mom took my brother and I to see The Poseidon Adventure. What a great blockbuster movie!!!!
The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American disaster film directed by Ronald Neame, produced by Irwin Allen, and based on Paul Gallico's 1969 novel of the same name. It has an ensemble cast including five Oscar winners: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Albertson, Shelley Winters, and Red Buttons. The plot centers on the fictional SS Poseidon, an aging luxury liner on its final voyage from New York City to Athens, before it is scrapped. On New Year's Day, it is overturned by a tsunami. Passengers and crew are trapped inside, and a preacher attempts to lead a small group of survivors to safety.
The film is in the vein of other all-star disaster films of the early- through mid-1970s, such as Airport (1970), Earthquake (1974), and The Towering Inferno (1974). It was released in December 1972 and was the highest-grossing film of 1973, earning over $125 million worldwide. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and went on to win two Oscars,[3] a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award.[4] A sequel, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, also based on a novel by Gallico, was released in 1979.
Gene Hackman as Reverend Frank Scott
Ernest Borgnine as Det. Lieutenant Mike Rogo
Red Buttons as James Martin
Carol Lynley as Nonnie Parry, a singer
Roddy McDowall as Acres
Stella Stevens as Linda Rogo, Mike's wife and a former prostitute
Shelley Winters as Belle Rosen, Manny's wife
Jack Albertson as Manny Rosen, Belle's husband
Pamela Sue Martin as Susan Shelby, Robin's older sister
Arthur O'Connell as Chaplain John
Eric Shea as Robin Shelby, Susan's younger brother
Leslie Nielsen as Captain Harrison
Fred Sadoff as Linarcos
Byron Webster as Purser
Jan Arvan as Dr. Caravello
Sheila Mathews as Nurse
John Crawford as Chief Engineer
Bob Hastings as M.C.
Director: Ronald Neame
Writers: Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes, Paul Gallico