Although 1970's "Airport" is often considered the watershed disaster film, it's 1972's "The Poseidon Adventure" which was the genre's make-or-break point. Directed by Ronald Neame, the film's producer ...

It is New Year's Eve, and over 2,000 passengers & crew are ringing in the New Year aboard the huge cruise ship 'Poseidon' when it capsizes on the open sea in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean!