The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
One of the classic disaster films of the 1970s, with an all star cast – including Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine and Shelley Winters – aboard an ocean liner and trying to survive when it capsizes and sinks towards the bottom of the sea. Brilliantly gripping and occasionally heartbreaking, this is a Hollywood blockbuster that is sheer quality and thrills. The film was remade in 2007 and, guess what? It wasn’t half as good.
