"When the big one finally hits L.A."

1974

2h 3m

6.1(336 votes)

Action

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

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Cast & Crew

104 members

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Charlton Heston

Stewart Graff

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Ava Gardner

Remy Royce-Graff

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George Kennedy

Sgt. Lew Slade

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Lorne Greene

Sam Royce

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Geneviève Bujold

Denise Marshall

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Richard Roundtree

Miles Quade

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Marjoe Gortner

Jody

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Barry Sullivan

Dr. Willis Stockle

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Lloyd Nolan

Dr. James Vance

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Victoria Principal

Rosa Amici

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Walter Matthau

Drunk

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Monica Lewis

Barbara

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Gabriel Dell

Sal

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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Chavez

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Lloyd Gough

Bill Cameron

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John Randolph

Los Angeles Mayor

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Kip Niven

Walter Russell

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Scott Hylands

Asst. Caretaker

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Tiger Williams

Corry

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Donald Moffat

Dr. Harvey Johnson

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Jesse Vint

Buck

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Alan Vint

Ralph

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Lionel Johnston

Hank

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John Elerick

Carl Leeds

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John S. Ragin

Chief Inspector

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George Murdock

Colonel

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Don Mantooth

Sid

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Michael Richardson

Sandy

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Alex Brown

Pool Player

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Bob Cunningham

Dr. Frank Ames

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John Dennis

Brawny Foreman

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Gene Dynarski

Dam Caretaker

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Bob Gravage

Farmer Mr. Griggs

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H.B. Haggerty

Pool Player

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Tim Herbert

Las Vegas Man

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Dave Morick

Technician

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Ines Pedroza

Laura

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Josh Albee

Boy with Radio (uncredited)

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Don Ames

Citizen (uncredited)

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Benjie Bancroft

Citizen (uncredited)

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Buzz Barbee

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Joan Blair

Pawnbroker's Wife (TV version) (uncredited)

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Hal Bokar

Dam Workman (uncredited)

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Reb Brown

Young Man on Motorcycle (uncredited)

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Vivian Brown

Woman (uncredited)

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Ian Bruce

Officer Scott (Wilson Plaza) (uncredited)

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Crew

Polly Burson

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

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William H. Burton Jr.

Stranger (uncredited)

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Ric Carrott

National Guardsman (uncredited)

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David S. Cass Sr.

Sherriff Merle (uncredited)

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Lonny Chapman

LAPD Captain (uncredited)

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Sam Chew Jr.

Tony (Kathie's Husband) (uncredited)

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Shannon Christie

Dr. Vance's Nurse (uncredited)

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Erik Cord

Office Worker (uncredited)

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Caitanya Dasi

Hare Krishna (uncredited)

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Cinmayi Devi

Hare Krishna (uncredited)

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Ken DuMain

Earthquake Survivor in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

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Brent Dunsford

Man Drinking from Plastic Cup in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

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Crew

Patty Elder

Blonde Secretary in Royce Building (uncredited)

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Kenny Endoso

Bar Cook (uncredited)

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Jeannie Epper

Blonde Woman (uncredited)

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Dotty Ertel

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

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Bobby Ferro

Sports Car Thief (uncredited)

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Bruce M. Fischer

Man (uncredited)

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Sig Frohlich

Doctor (uncredited)

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James W. Gavin

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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Ernest Harada

Seismologist (uncredited)

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Jerry Hardin

Man (uncredited)

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Bob Harks

Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)

Crew

Orwin C. Harvey

Man on the Balcony of a Falling House (uncredited)

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Lars Hensen

Citizen (uncredited)

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Diana Herbert

Woman (uncredited)

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Bert Kramer

Policeman (uncredited)

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Paul LeClair

National Guardsman (uncredited)

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Karl Lukas

Man (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Citizen (uncredited)

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Crew

Stevie Myers

Earthquake Victim (uncredited)

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Jimmy Nickerson

Seismology Graduate Student (uncredited)

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Stuart Nisbet

Man on Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited)

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Frances Osborne

Housewife (uncredited)

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Grant Owens

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Crew

Charlie Picerni

Pool Player (uncredited)

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Tony Regan

Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

Emergency Soup Kitchen Worker in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Man in Outer Office (uncredited)

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George Sawaya

Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)

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Mark Sawtelle

Boy (uncredited)

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Fred Scheiwiller

Jay the Bartender (uncredited)

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Debralee Scott

Kathie (TV version) (uncredited)

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Dean Smith

Pool Player (uncredited)

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Eddie Smith

Citizen (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Citizen (uncredited)

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John Tuell

Prop Tractor Driver (uncredited)

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Dick Tufeld

Opening Narrator (uncredited)

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Kitty Vallacher

Grocery Store Clerk (uncredited)

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Keith Walker

Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

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Sandy Ward

Studio Guard (uncredited)

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Rick Warick

Office Worker (uncredited)

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Dick Warlock

Diver at Hollywood Reservoir (uncredited)

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William Whitaker

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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Don Wilbanks

Dam Workman with Blowtorch (uncredited)

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Forrest Wood

Man (uncredited)

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Clint Young

Dam Workman (uncredited)

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