Earthquake (motion picture)

Earthquake (motion picture), box-office hit disaster film about an enormous earthquake destroying Los Angeles. When the film was released in 1974, a special effect on the soundtrack called Sensurround projected sound waves through the theaters that caused the seats to vibrate slightly during the big earthquake. The movie won an Academy Award for best sound and another for special achievement in visual effects. Charlton Heston and a star-studded cast struggle to survive the disaster.

Director

• Mark Robson

Cast

• Charlton Heston (Graff)
• Ava Gardner (Remy Graff)
• George Kennedy (Patrolman Slade)
• Lorne Greene (Royce)
• Geneviève Bujold (Denise)
• Richard Roundtree (Miles)
• Marjoe Gortner (Jody)
• Barry Sullivan (Dr. Stockle)
• Walter Matthau (Drunk)
• Victoria Principal (Rosa)
• Lloyd Nolan (Dr. Vance)
• Gabriel Dell (Miles's manager)
• Pedro Armendariz, Jr. (Slade's partner)
• Lloyd Gough (Cameron)
• John Randolph (Mayor)
• Donald Moffat (Dr. Harvey Johnson)

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Sound (1974): Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
• Academy Award for Special Achievement in Visual Effects (1974): Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock

Quote

• Dr. Vance: “This used to be a helluva town!”