Earthquake - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Earthquake"
Earthquake (1974)
Timing:
2:3 (123 min)
6.1/10
307
307
6.255/10
778
778
5.9/10
19000
19000
Actors and characters
Monica Lewis
Character Barbara
Kip Niven
Character Walter Russell
Tiger Williams
Character Corry
Jesse Vint
Character Buck
Lionel Johnston
Character Hank
John Elerick
Character Carl Leeds
John S. Ragin
Character Chief Inspector
George Murdock
Character Colonel
Don Mantooth
Character Sid
Michael Richardson
Character Sandy
Alex Brown
Character Pool Player
Bob Cunningham
Character Dr. Frank Ames
John Dennis
Character Brawny Foreman
Bob Gravage
Character Farmer Mr. Griggs
H.B. Haggerty
Character Pool Player
Tim Herbert
Character Las Vegas Man
Dave Morick
Character Technician
Ines Pedroza
Character Laura
Don Ames
Character Citizen (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Character Citizen (uncredited)
Buzz Barbee
Character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hal Bokar
Character Dam Workman (uncredited)
Vivian Brown
Character Woman (uncredited)
Ian Bruce
Character Officer Scott (Wilson Plaza) (uncredited)
David S. Cass Sr.
Character Sherriff Merle (uncredited)
Sam Chew Jr.
Character Tony (Kathie's Husband) (uncredited)
Shannon Christie
Character Dr. Vance's Nurse (uncredited)
Caitanya Dasi
Character Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Cinmayi Devi
Character Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Ken DuMain
Character Earthquake Survivor in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)
Brent Dunsford
Character Man Drinking from Plastic Cup in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)
Patty Elder
Character Blonde Secretary in Royce Building (uncredited)
Dotty Ertel
Character Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
Bobby Ferro
Character Sports Car Thief (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Character Doctor (uncredited)
James W. Gavin
Character Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Ernest Harada
Character Seismologist (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Character Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Orwin C. Harvey
Character Man on the Balcony of a Falling House (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Character Citizen (uncredited)
Diana Herbert
Character Woman (uncredited)
Bert Kramer
Character Policeman (uncredited)
Paul LeClair
Character National Guardsman (uncredited)
Karl Lukas
Character Man (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Character Citizen (uncredited)
Stevie Myers
Character Earthquake Victim (uncredited)
Jimmy Nickerson
Character Seismology Graduate Student (uncredited)
Stuart Nisbet
Character Man on Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited)
Frances Osborne
Character Housewife (uncredited)
Grant Owens
Character Police Officer (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Character Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Character Emergency Soup Kitchen Worker in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)
Mark Sawtelle
Character Boy (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Character Jay the Bartender (uncredited)
Dean Smith
Character Pool Player (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Character Citizen (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Character Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
John Tuell
Character Prop Tractor Driver (uncredited)
Dick Tufeld
Character Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Kitty Vallacher
Character Grocery Store Clerk (uncredited)
Keith Walker
Character Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Sandy Ward
Character Studio Guard (uncredited)
Rick Warick
Character Office Worker (uncredited)
William Whitaker
Character Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Don Wilbanks
Character Dam Workman with Blowtorch (uncredited)
Forrest Wood
Character Man (uncredited)
Clint Young
Character Dam Workman (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The full theatrical version had a runtime of 140 minutes, while the television version ran for 160 minutes.
- Producer Jennings Lang (1915-1996) offered a cameo role to his friend Walter Matthau (1920-2000). Matthau agreed to play it even without a fee, but on the condition that he would be credited as “Walter Matushchansky.” He subsequently used this invented name repeatedly. Initially, it was supposed to be the role of a “drunkard at the very end of the bar,” but the screenwriter George Fox significantly expanded the role and wrote lines for the character. After filming, the performer of this role was credited as “Walter Matushchansky,” after which rumors began to circulate that “Matushchansky” was Matthau’s real surname.
- The swaying effect of the “Black Tower” (a high-rise office building on the set) was achieved by filming a reflection in a mirror moving back and forth. This scene was filmed before the start of principal photography and was decided to be left in the film as a joke at the expense of the “Universal” film company (whose executives’ offices were located in the building at the time).
- The film employed 141 stunt performers, which was a record at the time of filming.
- Ava Gardner (1922-1990) surprised director Mark Robson (1913-1978) by insisting on performing all the stunt scenes herself – including the scene where her character has to dodge falling concrete blocks and steel pipes.
- There was no scene in the script of Richard Roundtree falling off a motorcycle. Stuntman Bud Ekins (1930-2007) fell accidentally, but the fall was left in the film.
- The film's producers specifically went to Europe hoping to interest Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) in the role of Remy Royce-Graff. At that time, Hepburn had not acted in nearly 10 years and declined the offer because she disliked the heroine's lines and the demands placed on the character. When filming had already begun, Ava Gardner was cast in the role.
- Riding the wave of success of the film "Airport" (1970) by directors George Seaton (1911-1979) and Henry Hathaway (1898-1985), based on the eponymous bestseller (1968) by Arthur Hailey (1920-2004), the management of Universal Pictures very much wanted to try their luck with another disaster film, and Jennings Lang was tasked with creating it. The idea for the film was inspired by the 6.6 magnitude earthquake on February 9, 1971, in the San Fernando Valley.
- In the 1970s, movie theaters were asked to install the new Sensurround audio system as a marketing ploy for disaster films. This system sent low-frequency sound waves into the theater seats, making the audience feel as if they were right in the middle of the events depicted in the film. During screenings of this particular film, the system shook the audience so much that they felt like a real earthquake had begun. Unfortunately, installing the system required removing several rows of seats, and it was also a very expensive system. It was used for several other films in the 1970s, but then structural damage to the movie theaters began to occur, the audience felt sick when the system was activated, and complaints about the unbearable rumble from the theaters arose, bringing an end to the use of Sensurround.
- The first draft of the screenplay was written by Mario Puzo (1920-1999), but it did not suit the management of Universal Pictures because it had too many characters and the action took place over too large an area of Los Angeles. The film's projected budget soared, so the script needed to be rewritten. Puzo was unable to do this, as Paramount Pictures had just given the green light to "The Godfather Part II" (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) at that time, but many of the characters and plotlines devised by Puzo were included in the film, and the area of action was "reduced" to the size of Hollywood.
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