Poseidon [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; produced by Wolfgang Petersen ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Mark Protosevich ; directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
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FilmPublisher number: 73658 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2006.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1419833367
- 9781419833366
- Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Peter Honess ; music, Klaus Badelt.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | ACTION Poseidon | Available | 33111007844893 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Set adrift in the vast waters of the North Atlantic for a luxury New Year's Eve party staged in the ship's magnificent ballroom, the massive ocean-liner Poseidon receives an unexpected jolt when a rogue, 100-foot wave rolls it completely upside down, forcing the surviving passengers to fight their way to safety in Das Boot director Wolfgang Petersen's waterlogged blockbuster. Trapped beneath the waterline and implored by the captain to remain in place until a rescue team arrives, the panicked survivors struggle to keep their cool as the water begins to rush in, infernos blaze all around, and a loss of electricity plunges the doomed vessel into total darkness. Seasoned gambler Dylan Johns (Josh Lucas) isn't willing to wage his life on the prompt arrival of help, though, and as he attempts to navigate the treacherous, inverted maze of death, he is flanked by desperate band of like-minded seafarers including eight-year-old Conor (Jimmy Bennett) and his mother, Maggie (Jacinda Barrett), reticent stowaway Elena (Mía Maestro), suicidal Richard (Richard Dreyfus), and concerned father Robert (Kurt Russell), whose missing daughter may still be somewhere onboard along with her frightened fiancé. With a little luck and a little help from onboard waiter Marco (Freddy Rodriguez), the desperate team may just live to see the morning after. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Based on the novel by Paul Gallico and the motion picture "The Poseidon adventure."
Title from container.
Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" format -- "Poseidon: A ship on a soundstage: The complexities of making a modern adventure movie" -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby surround 5.1 ; French (dubbed in Quebec) Dolby surround 5.1 ; Spanish Dolby surround 5.1 -- Subtitles: (feature film only): English, French, Spanish.
Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Peter Honess ; music, Klaus Badelt.
Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss.
Over 2,000 passengers and crew are celebrating New Year's Eve aboard the luxury cruise ship 'Poseidon' on the open sea. Without warning, at midnight, a rogue wave hundreds of feet high, slams into the ship and rolls it upside down. Most of the passengers and crew are killed outright, but several hundred remain alive in the ballroom, where the party was being held. Realizing their only hope of rescue lies at the surface of the water, a handful of survivors, led by Dylan and Robert start to make their way past falling debris, flash fires, and the ever-present threat of flooding. Their destination is the ship's propeller shafts.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1; region 1.
English or dubbed French dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.