Poseidon is a movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen in 2006 and based on the book The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico, first published in 1969. The movie features Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Mía Maestro, and others.
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Storyline
The RMS Poseidon, a luxury ocean liner, is making a transatlantic crossing. In the ballroom, a badly injured Captain Bradford attempts to restore order and assures the surviving passengers that help is on the way, and tries to persuade them to stay put.
Movie vs Book
Year
2006
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
5.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Poseidon
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Length: 1h38m
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Year
1969
Pages
480
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Book
The Poseidon Adventure
Author: Paul Gallico
Country: USA
First published in: 1969
Length: 480 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Ronald Neame
Movie by Irwin Allen
Movie by John Putch
User polls & recommendations
“Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.”
SAM RAIMI (Filmmaker)
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