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Poseidon
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5.9A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
Cast
- Josh Lucas as Dylan Johns
- Kurt Russell as Robert Ramsey
- Jacinda Barrett as Maggie James
- Richard Dreyfuss as Richard Nelson
- Emmy Rossum as Jennifer Ramsey
- Mía Maestro as Elena
Themes
- new year's eve
- daughter
- self-abandonment
- ship
- fire
- drowning
- cataclysm
- escape
- loss of loved one
- shipwreck
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Screenplay by
- Mark Protosevich
- Based on
- The Poseidon Adventure , by Paul Gallico
- Produced by
- Wolfgang Petersen Duncan Henderson Mike Fleiss Akiva Goldsman
- Starring
- Kurt Russell Josh Lucas Richard Dreyfuss Emmy Rossum Jacinda Barrett Mike Vogel Mía Maestro Jimmy Bennett Andre Braugher
- Cinematography
- John Seale
- Edited by
- Peter Honess
- Music by
- Klaus Badelt
- Production companies
- Virtual Studios Irwin Allen Productions Next Entertainment Radiant Productions Synthesis Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- May 6, 2006 ( 2006-05-06 ) ( Tribeca ) May 12, 2006 ( 2006-05-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $160 million
- Box office
- $181 million
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Official website
WarnerBros.com | Poseidon | Movies
It’s New Year’s Eve on the luxury liner Poseidon. Partying voyagers toast the future.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Based on
- The Poseidon Adventure
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Screenwriter
- Paul Gallico
- Cast member
- Vincent De Paul
- Composer
- Klaus Badelt
- Producer
- Akiva Goldsman
- Cinematographer
- John Seale
- Narrative location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 964595
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/poseidon
Show 14 more facts
- film editor
- Peter Honess
- title
- Poseidon
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- after a work by
- Paul Gallico
- publication date
- 2006-07-12
- capital cost
- 160000000
- box office
- 181674817
- Commons category
- Poseidon (film)
- different from
- The Poseidon Adventure
- set during recurring event
- New Year
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- ship
- review score
- 50/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Poseidon is a 2006 American action disaster film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen. It is the third film adaptation of Paul Gallico's 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure. It stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, and Richard Dreyfuss, with Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Mike Vogel, Mía Maestro, Jimmy Bennett, and Andre Braugher in supporting roles.
The film was produced by Virtual Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It had a simultaneous release in IMAX format. It was released on May 12, 2006, and it was criticized for its lackluster script but was praised for its visuals and was nominated at the 79th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects. It grossed $181 million worldwide on a budget of $160 million; however, after the costs of promotion and distribution, Warner Bros. lost $70–80 million on the film, making it a box-office bomb as a result.
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