Earthquake is a 1974 American ensemble disaster film that achieved outstanding box-office returns, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of the city of Los Angeles, California. Directed by Mark Robson and with a screenplay by George Fox and Mario Puzo, the film starred a large cast of well-known actors, including Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree,... Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal, Monica Lewis and Walter Matthau. The film opens on Stewart Graff jogging underneath the Hollywood sign. Back home, as he finishes his workout on a resistance machine, his wife Remy Royce-Graff starts her morning by picking a fight with him. At the peak of their argument, Stewart says to Remy, "You'd hardly call this a marriage wouldn't you?" After he's showered and preparing to leave, Stewart finds Remy unconscious with a bottle of pills nearby.
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| Release date: | November 15, 1974 |
| Directed by: | Mark Robson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 123 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mark Robson |
| Editor: | Dorothy Spencer |
| Music by: | John Williams |
| Cinematography: | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Screenplay by: | Mario Puzo, George Fox |
| Estimated budget: | $7,000,000 |
| Genre: | Disaster, Action |