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Synopsis: A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive.
Director(s): Ronald Neame
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG
Year:
1972
117 min
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Three other officers

have their master's license.

Now, order full ahead.

You irresponsible bastard.

Full ahead!

Aye, aye, sir.

Where did they come from?

They boarded at Gibraltar.

They're on their way to Sicily.

A free trip for free music.

They're going to a jazz festival.

Morning after

l can't take this.

Give me a Strauss waltz.

l rather fancy it.

You? You even fancy bagpipes.

Hey, did you know this?

The engines on this ship

have more total horsepower. . .

. . .than all the cavalry Napoleon

used to conquer Europe.

How about that?

That's heavy, Robin, real heavy.

The generator creates enough

electricity. . .

. . .to light Charleston, South Carolina,

and Atlanta, Georgia.

-Shelby?

-That's right.

-Cable.

-Thank you.

-lt's my turn to open the cable.

-Don't be so childish.

''Mother and l waiting impatiently

your arrival.

Our thoughts and our love with you

on this New Year's Eve. Dad. ''

-We should've sent them a wire.

-l did.

Why didn't you ask me for my ideas?

l mean, what to put in it.

Why don't l have a brother

who's easier to live with?

-Stop jumping and go take a shower.

-l'm going to the engine room.

-You're going to church.

-On vacation?

-Will you get in that bathroom?

-l want to see the propeller shaft.

-You'll see the propeller shaft later.

-Why don't you shove it?

Don't you ever say that to me again.

Shove it, shove it, shove it.

God is pretty busy.

He has a plan for humanity that

stretches beyond our comprehension.

So we can't expect Him to concern

Himself with the individual.

The individual is important

only to the extent. . .

. . .of providing a creative link

between the past and the future. . .

. . .in his children,

or in his grandchildren. . .

. . .or his contributions to humanity.

Therefore, don't pray to God

to solve your problems.

Pray to that part of God within you.

Have the guts to fight for yourself.

God wants brave souls.

He wants winners, not quitters.

lf you can't win, at least try to win.

God loves tryers.

-lsn't that right, Robin?

-Right.

So, what resolution should

we make for the New Year?

Resolve to let God know that

you have the guts to do it alone!

Resolve to fight for yourselves

and for others. . .

. . .and for those you love.

That part of God within you will

be fighting with you. . .

. . .all the way.

Do you know what it means to be picked

out from all the passengers. . .

. . .to sit at the captain's table

on New Year's Eve?

l'll tell you one thing it means.

That your worries about other women

looking down on you is bull.

He only invited us because

you're a detective lieutenant.

Why don't you just go without me?

What should l do at midnight,

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Paul Gallico

Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist, short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his only real critical success, and for the novel The Poseidon Adventure, primarily through the 1972 film adaptation. more…

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