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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979 · 114 min

A soggy, claustrophobic scramble through a flooding wreck, more chaotic and mercenary than thrilling, with a faint campy charm.

Directed by
Irwin Allen
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
Before her fate is sealed by the deep, the superliner Poseidon will reveal one last secret.
Overview
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.

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Directed by
Irwin Allen
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, drama
Directed by
Irwin Allen
Written by
Nelson Gidding, Paul Gallico
Starring
Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones, Karl Malden
Music
Jerry Fielding
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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