After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.
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Michael Caine | Captain Mike Turner |
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Sally Field | Celeste Whitman |
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Telly Savalas | Captain Stefan Svevo |
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Peter Boyle | Frank Mazzetti |
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Jack Warden | Harold Meredith |
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Shirley Knight | Hannah Meredith |
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Shirley Jones | Nurse Gina Rowe |
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Karl Malden | Wilbur Hubbard |
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Slim Pickens | Tex |
| Veronica Hamel | Suzanne Constantine | |
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Angela Cartwright | Theresa Mazzetti |
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Mark Harmon | Larry Simpson |
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Paul Picerni | Kurt |
| Patrick Culliton | Doyle | |
| Dean Raphael Ferrandini | Castorp |
Camera |
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| Joseph F. Biroc | Camera Department Manager |
Directing |
| Irwin Allen | Director |
Writing |
| Nelson Gidding | Screenplay |
| Paul Gallico | Writer |