

Earthquake
1974-11-15 · 123 min · ★ 6.1
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
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Production details
- Directors
- Mark Robson
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, The Filmakers Group
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 79,666,653
Top Cast
Charlton HestonStewart Graff
Ava GardnerRemy Royce-Graff
George KennedySgt. Lew Slade
Lorne GreeneSam Royce
Geneviève BujoldDenise Marshall
Richard RoundtreeMiles Quade
Marjoe GortnerJody
Barry SullivanDr. Willis Stockle
Lloyd NolanDr. James Vance
Victoria PrincipalRosa Amici
Walter MatthauDrunk
Monica LewisBarbara
Gabriel DellSal
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Chavez
Lloyd GoughBill Cameron
John RandolphLos Angeles Mayor
Kip NivenWalter Russell
Scott HylandsAsst. Caretaker
Donald MoffatDr. Harvey JohnsonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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