Final earthquake

 Earthquake is a 1974 American ensemble disaster drama film directed and produced by Mark Robson^[3] and starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner. The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of the city of  Los Angeles, California.

Earthquake
Film poster by Joseph Smith[1]
Directed by	Mark Robson
Written by	George Fox Mario Puzo
Produced by	Mark Robson
Starring	Charlton Heston Ava Gardner George Kennedy Lorne Greene Geneviève Bujold Richard Roundtree Marjoe Gortner Barry Sullivan Lloyd Nolan Victoria Principal
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	John Williams
Production company	The Filmakers Group
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1974
Running time	123 minutes 161 minutes (extended)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$79.7 million[2]

Directed by Robson with a screenplay by George Fox and Mario Puzo, the film starred a large cast of well-known actors, including Heston, Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal, and (under an alias) Walter Matthau. It is notable for the use of an innovative sound effect called Sensurround, which created the sense of actually experiencing an earthquake in theatres.

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