"The Poseidon Adventure" promo still, 1972. Standing (L to R): Ernest Borgnine, Arthur O'Connell, Carol Lynley, Red Buttons, Jack Albertson. Seated (L to R): Pamela Sue Martin, Stella Stevens, Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters, Roddy McDowell. An all-star cast (with five Oscar winners) survives on a capsized ocean liner. This film earned $93 million in America (second place for 1972) and was one of the most successful disaster movies of the 1970s.