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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Cast | Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Gabriel Dell, Marjoe Gortner, Lloyd Gough, Scott Hylands, Monica Lewis, Walter Matthau, Donald Moffat, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal, John Randolph, Richard Roundtree and Barry Sullivan |
| Theatrical Release | November 15, 1974 |
| DVD Release | May 9, 2006 |
| Running Time | 123 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 025193046925 |
| Buy this item | $10.99 at Amazon.com
As of Aug 1 20:09 EDT (details)
1 DVD, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN., Usually ships in 24 hours, AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Or 41 new from $7.45, 17 used from $4.49 |
 |  | Great movie, terrible DVD package |  |
This is one my favorite movies but Universal blew it again with the DVD transfer. They fail to realize the potential revenue that can be made from these classic films. The picture quality is pretty good for a 70's movie but the movie is still heavily edited from the original version. There are so many scenes missing I couldn't even begin to list them all. There are NO extras, not even a trailer! The DVD was so poorly authored there is not even an audio or chapter menu! The sensuuround audio track is way too low even with the subwoofers maxed out. Universal should have released a 2 disc version with all existing footage included. A very disappointing release from Universal
June 22, 2008Despite what others have said about this DVD, the excellent quality of the video itself makes it a "5". We do have to remember that this is an old movie, but I feel that I've just seen it as it originally was in theaters. I used a 1080p hi-def TV and a blu-ray 1080p player, and I doubt that an actual blu-ray disk would be much better! The sound is fine, too, but I did not like the "sensurround" track, as it was flat except for the scenes containing earthquake noise, in which case it rattled the walls. The 5.1 track was good/loud enough, and was realistic.
May 15, 2008 | | When the ground is shaking | |
A super quake hits L.A. everyone goes for the elevaders! The first time I saw it was in 3-D! great cast too.
April 23, 2008| | | GOOD DISASTER FILM OK DVD EDITION! | |
By the time Earthquake came out the "Epic Disaster" films were starting to slide a little. This is a good one but, not as good as Poseidon or Towering. Lets face the facts.....these movies are not great classic movies in the traditional sense, but they are highly entertaining soap operas with tons of stars that look like a TV movie with a bigger budget. The FX range from great to laughable and the acting is about the same! I enjoy these movies, but only the ones I mentioned above and this one.....OK Airport is another good one! Did I leave any out? The DVD edition has a very good transfer,but nothing extra.....bummer! It deserved some attention...oh well........
September 9, 2007| | | Earthquake, LA rocks and rolls | |
I fell for this movie (ha,ha) because in early 1974 Universal was filming Earthquake and I was on the studio's backlot during that production.
The special effects are a bit "old" for these computer graphic times, but it's still scary to see the Capitol Records building shake and fall apart.
This version is the best to get...DO NOT buy the version by Good Times Video, their picture is widescreen tiny (on ANY TV)and the color is not as good as it is on this version.
Enjoy!
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