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Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Language
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue $79,666,653
English
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue $79,666,653
Keywords
fire
supermarket
skyscraper
architect
natural disaster
earthquake
flooding
parking garage
national guard
child in peril
billiard hall
disaster
los angeles, california
explosion
motorcycle
destruction
alcoholic
policeman
daredevil
disaster movie
sensurround
dam collapse
Casts
Charlton Heston
Stewart Graff
Ava Gardner
Remy Royce-Graff
George Kennedy
Sgt. Lew Slade
Lorne Greene
Sam Royce
Geneviève Bujold
Denise Marshall
Richard Roundtree
Miles Quade
Marjoe Gortner
Jody
Barry Sullivan
Dr. Willis Stockle
Lloyd Nolan
Dr. James Vance
Victoria Principal
Rosa Amici
Walter Matthau
Drunk
Monica Lewis
Barbara
Gabriel Dell
Sal
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Chavez
Lloyd Gough
Bill Cameron
John Randolph
Los Angeles Mayor
Kip Niven
Walter Russell
Scott Hylands
Asst. Caretaker
Tiger Williams
Corry
Donald Moffat
Dr. Harvey Johnson
Jesse Vint
Buck
Alan Vint
Ralph
Lionel Johnston
Hank
John Elerick
Carl Leeds
John S. Ragin
Chief Inspector
George Murdock
Colonel
Don Mantooth
Sid
Michael Richardson
Sandy
Alex Brown
Pool Player
Bob Cunningham
Dr. Frank Ames
John Dennis
Brawny Foreman
Gene Dynarski
Dam Caretaker
Bob Gravage
Farmer Mr. Griggs
H.B. Haggerty
Pool Player
Tim Herbert
Las Vegas Man
Dave Morick
Technician
Ines Pedroza
Laura
Josh Albee
Boy with Radio (uncredited)
Don Ames
Citizen (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Citizen (uncredited)
Buzz Barbee
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Joan Blair
Pawnbroker's Wife (TV version) (uncredited)
Hal Bokar
Dam Workman (uncredited)
Reb Brown
Young Man on Motorcycle (uncredited)
Vivian Brown
Woman (uncredited)
Ian Bruce
Officer Scott (Wilson Plaza) (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
William H. Burton Jr.
Stranger (uncredited)
Ric Carrott
National Guardsman (uncredited)
David S. Cass Sr.
Sherriff Merle (uncredited)
Lonny Chapman
LAPD Captain (uncredited)
Sam Chew Jr.
Tony (Kathie's Husband) (uncredited)
Shannon Christie
Dr. Vance's Nurse (uncredited)
Erik Cord
Office Worker (uncredited)
Caitanya Dasi
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Cinmayi Devi
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Ken DuMain
Earthquake Survivor in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)
Brent Dunsford
Man Drinking from Plastic Cup in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)
Patty Elder
Blonde Secretary in Royce Building (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso
Bar Cook (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper
Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Dotty Ertel
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
Bobby Ferro
Sports Car Thief (uncredited)
Bruce M. Fischer
Man (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Doctor (uncredited)
James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Ernest Harada
Seismologist (uncredited)
Jerry Hardin
Man (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Orwin C. Harvey
Man on the Balcony of a Falling House (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Citizen (uncredited)
Diana Herbert
Woman (uncredited)
Bert Kramer
Policeman (uncredited)
Paul LeClair
National Guardsman (uncredited)
Karl Lukas
Man (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Citizen (uncredited)
Stevie Myers
Earthquake Victim (uncredited)
Jimmy Nickerson
Seismology Graduate Student (uncredited)
Stuart Nisbet
Man on Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited)
Frances Osborne
Housewife (uncredited)
Grant Owens
Police Officer (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
Pool Player (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Emergency Soup Kitchen Worker in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Man in Outer Office (uncredited)
George Sawaya
Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
Mark Sawtelle
Boy (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Jay the Bartender (uncredited)
Debralee Scott
Kathie (TV version) (uncredited)
Dean Smith
Pool Player (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Citizen (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Citizen (uncredited)
John Tuell
Prop Tractor Driver (uncredited)
Dick Tufeld
Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Kitty Vallacher
Grocery Store Clerk (uncredited)
Keith Walker
Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Sandy Ward
Studio Guard (uncredited)
Rick Warick
Office Worker (uncredited)
Dick Warlock
Diver at Hollywood Reservoir (uncredited)
William Whitaker
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Don Wilbanks
Dam Workman with Blowtorch (uncredited)
Forrest Wood
Man (uncredited)
Clint Young
Dam Workman (uncredited)
Crews
Mark Robson
Producer
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Mark Robson
Director
Jennings Lang
Executive Producer
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Alexander Golitzen
Production Design
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
George Fox
Writer
Mario Puzo
Writer
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Bernard Donnenfeld
Producer
William Batliner
Casting
Robert J. LaSanka
Casting
Frank R. McKelvy
Set Decoration
Murray Schwartz
Second Assistant Director
Fred R. Simpson
First Assistant Director
Connie Nichols
Hairstylist
Mark Reedall
Makeup Artist
Wallace Worsley Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Burton Miller
Costume Design
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
Sound
Frank Brendel
Special Effects
John Daheim
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Canutt
Stunt Double
May Boss
Stunts
Buff Brady
Stunts
Bob Bralver
Stunts
Alex Brown
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Fred Brookfield
Stunts
Polly Burson
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche
Stunts
Mickey Caruso
Stunts
Bill Catching
Stunts
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunts
Rip Clark
Stunts
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Dottie Catching
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
Paula Crist
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts
John Daheim
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Stunts
Jadie David
Stunts
Carol Daniels
Stunts
Evelyne Cuffee
Stunts
Paula Dell
Stunts
Dick Dial
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Bud Ekins
Stunts
Patty Elder
Stunts
Larry Duran
Stunts
Andy Epper
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Stephanie Epper
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Lila Finn
Stunts
Robert C. Ferro Jr.
Stunts
Ralph Garrett
Stunts
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Bob Herron
Stunts
James W. Gavin
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Kevin N. Johnston
Stunts
Julie Ann Johnson
Stunts
Eddie Juaregui
Stunts
Peaches Jones
Stunts
Kim Kahana
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
Stunts
William T. Lane
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Troy Melton
Stunts
Maurice Marks
Stunts
Bob Minor
Stunts
Harry Monty
Stunts
Jack Verbois
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Eddie Mulder
Stunts
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Regina Parton
Stunts
Regis Parton
Stunts
Paul Nuckles
Stunts
Don Pike
Stunts
Charlie Picerni
Stunts
Barbara Perlman
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunt Double
Ernest Robinson
Stunts
Byron Quisenberry
Stunts
Audrey Saunders
Stunts
Russell Saunders
Stunts
Ronald Ross
Stunts
George Sawaya
Stunts
Fred Scheiwiller
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Eddie Smith
Stunts
Marilyn Stader
Stunts
Tom Steele
Stunts
Cyndi Swan
Stunts
Evelyn Smith
Stunts
Rock A. Walker
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Bud Walls
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunts
Marvin Walters
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Stunts
Richard Washington
Stunts
Bob Yerkes
Stunts
James Winburn
Stunts
Wilbur Kinnett
Gaffer
Victoria Gail Weisbart
Script Supervisor
Nick Dimitri
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Stevie Myers
Stunts
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
Gary Downey
Stunts
Ed Shanley
Construction Coordinator
Roswell A. Hoffmann
Visual Effects
Leo Pepin
Assistant Production Manager
Backdrops & Posters
