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About
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Theatrical
Nov 15, 1974
Box Office
$79.7M
Budget
$7.0M
Return
11.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 29, 1998
Theaters
6
Director
Mark Robson
Producers
Mark Robson, Jennings Lang, Bernard Donnenfeld
Music
John Williams
Studio
Universal Pictures, The Filmakers Group
Quotes
See all →The Anticipation of a Catastrophic Event
Taglines
When the big one finally hits L.A.
The Impact of Nature's Fury
Taglines
An event...
Reflections on a Changed City
Dr. James Vance
This used to be a helluva town, officer.
Sgt. Lew Slade
Yeah...
Political Tensions During Crisis Response
Mayor Lewis
The governor and I aren't even in the same party. If this turns out to be a false alarm, he'll make me out to be the biggest fool west of the Mississippi.
Dr. Stockle
Second biggest. I'll top the list.
Cast
Full credits →C
Charlton Heston
Stewart Graff
A
Ava Gardner
Remy Royce-Graff
G
George Kennedy
Sgt. Lew Slade
L
Lorne Greene
Sam Royce
G
Geneviève Bujold
Denise Marshall
R
Richard Roundtree
Miles Quade
M
Marjoe Gortner
Jody
B
Barry Sullivan
Dr. Willis Stockle
L
Lloyd Nolan
Dr. James Vance
V
Victoria Principal
Rosa Amici
W
Walter Matthau
Drunk
M
Monica Lewis
Barbara
G
Gabriel Dell
Sal
P
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Chavez
L
Lloyd Gough
Bill Cameron
J
John Randolph
Los Angeles Mayor
K
Kip Niven
Walter Russell
S
Scott Hylands
Asst. Caretaker
T
Tiger Williams
Corry
D
Donald Moffat
Dr. Harvey Johnson
