Directed by:
Mark RobsonCinematography:
Philip H. LathropComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
When the most catastrophic earthquake of all time rips through Southern California, it levels Los Angeles and sends shockwaves through the lives of all who live there. Now strangers must become heroes as the city struggles to get to its feet before the next terrifying aftershock hits! (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Charlton Heston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381893_12ba41.png)
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Ava Gardner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267989_b91374.jpg)
Ava Gardner
USA
Best movies:
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![George Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386844_3142e0.png)
George Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Charade (1963)
![Lorne Greene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488830_382915.jpg)
Lorne Greene
Canada
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Heidi's Song (1982)
![Geneviève Bujold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212884_207893.jpg)
Geneviève Bujold
Canada
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
The Moderns (1988)
Incorrigible (1975)
![Richard Roundtree](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271750_717a15.jpg)
Richard Roundtree
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Roots (1977) (series)
Man Friday (1975)
![Marjoe Gortner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120149_feaff9.jpg)
Marjoe Gortner
USA
Best movies:
Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV movie)
Earthquake (1974)
Hellhole (1985)
![Barry Sullivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386822_ae6bb8.jpg)
Barry Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Lloyd Nolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533836_3a64be.jpg)
Lloyd Nolan
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Airport (1970)
Peyton Place (1957)
![Victoria Principal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270372_8186e1.jpg)
Victoria Principal
Japan
Best movies:
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Earthquake (1974)
Blind Witness (1989) (TV movie)
![Walter Matthau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/482/162482260_cafc48.jpg)
Walter Matthau
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Fail-Safe (1964)
![Monica Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217072_5cc1b4.jpg)
Monica Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Charley Varrick (1973)
Earthquake (1974)
The Sting II (1983)
![Pedro Armendáriz Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273008_26df8a.jpg)
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexico
Best movies:
La Chevre (1981)
Matando Cabos (2004)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![John Randolph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274004_7850ea.jpg)
John Randolph
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
All the President's Men (1976)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Jesse Vint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/785/163785259_deaa19.jpg)
Jesse Vint
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
Chinatown (1974)
WUSA (1970)
Alan Vint
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Badlands (1973)
![Gene Dynarski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/175/161175843_f554d3.jpg)
Gene Dynarski
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Duel (1971) (TV movie)
![Reb Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/854/160854368_374194.jpg)
Reb Brown
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
Centennial (1978) (series)
![Sandy Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/606/161606519_c84a52.gif)
Sandy Ward
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
The Rose (1979)
Executive Action (1973)