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German-born director Wolfgang Petersen (DAS BOOT, THE PERFECT STORM) returns to the sea for POSEIDON, a gripping remake of Ronald Neame and Irwin Allen's 1972 disaster classic, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. As passengers celebrate New Year's Eve aboard the massive ship Poseidon, a rogue wave devastates the luxury liner, turning it upside down as windows smash, fires break out, electric wires dangle dangerously, and people try to run for their lives--with seemingly nowhere to go. Despite Captain Bradford's (Andre Braugher) pleas for people to remain calm in the ballroom, a small group of people go against his orders and attempt to make their own way to the bottom of the ship, which is now the only section above water. Led by a low-rent gambler named Dylan (Josh Lucas) and the onetime mayor of New York City, Ramsey (Kurt Russell), and including a suicidal architect (Richard Dreyfuss), the former mayor's daughter (Emmy Rossum ) and her fiance (Mike Vogel), a stowaway (Mia Maestro), and a single mother (Jacinda Barrett) and her young son (Jimmy Bennett), they band together as they battle the elements, fight to save their lives, and learn something about themselves along the way. Although the special effects are cutting-edge, starting with the long, complex opening shot, Petersen makes sure to instill humanity into the characters, letting the film be driven by the story, not just the mechanics. To ensure the integrity of the project, one of the executive producers is Sheila Allen, who was married to disaster master Irwin Allen (producer of such films as THE TOWERING INFERNO, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, and THE SWARM) until his death in 1991, and played Gina Rowe in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (under her maiden name, Sheila Mathews). Fans of the Black Eyed Peas will get a kick out of Fergie as Gloria, the ballroom singer.

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EAN5051892011419

eBay Product ID (ePID)79032627

Product Key Features

ActorJosh Lucas, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Freddy Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Andre Braugher, Jimmy Bennett, Mia Maestro, Mike Vogel, Kevin Dillon, Richard Dreyfuss

Film/TV TitlePoseidon

DirectorWolfgang Petersen

LanguageEnglish

Run Time98 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2010

FeaturesWidescreen

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerKlaus Badelt

ReviewsSight & Sound - Poseiden's action sequences are efficiently handled, conjuring a genuine sense of lung-busting tension<BR><BR>, Sight And Sound - POSEIDON's action sequences are efficiently handled, conjuring a genuine sense of lung-busting tension

ScreenwriterMark Protosevich

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitlePoseidon

Consumer AdviceContains sustained threat and images of fatalities that may disturb

WriterPaul Gallico