
Plot
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
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Cast

Charlton Heston
Stewart Graff

Ava Gardner
Remy Royce-Graff

George Kennedy
Sgt. Lew Slade

Lorne Greene
Sam Royce

Geneviève Bujold
Denise Marshall

Richard Roundtree
Miles Quade

Marjoe Gortner
Jody

Barry Sullivan
Dr. Willis Stockle

Lloyd Nolan
Dr. James Vance

Victoria Principal
Rosa Amici

Walter Matthau
Drunk

Monica Lewis
Barbara

Gabriel Dell
Sal

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Chavez

Lloyd Gough
Bill Cameron

John Randolph
Los Angeles Mayor

Kip Niven
Walter Russell

Scott Hylands
Asst. Caretaker

Tiger Williams
Corry

Donald Moffat
Dr. Harvey Johnson

Jesse Vint
Buck

Alan Vint
Ralph

Lionel Johnston
Hank

John Elerick
Carl Leeds

John S. Ragin
Chief Inspector

George Murdock
Colonel

Don Mantooth
Sid

Michael Richardson
Sandy

Alex Brown
Pool Player

Bob Cunningham
Dr. Frank Ames

John Dennis
Brawny Foreman

Gene Dynarski
Dam Caretaker

Bob Gravage
Farmer Mr. Griggs

H.B. Haggerty
Pool Player

Tim Herbert
Las Vegas Man

Dave Morick
Technician

Ines Pedroza
Laura

Josh Albee
Boy with Radio (uncredited)

Don Ames
Citizen (uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft
Citizen (uncredited)

Buzz Barbee
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Joan Blair
Pawnbroker's Wife (TV version) (uncredited)

Hal Bokar
Dam Workman (uncredited)

Reb Brown
Young Man on Motorcycle (uncredited)

Vivian Brown
Woman (uncredited)

Ian Bruce
Officer Scott (Wilson Plaza) (uncredited)

Polly Burson
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

William H. Burton Jr.
Stranger (uncredited)

Ric Carrott
National Guardsman (uncredited)

David S. Cass Sr.
Sherriff Merle (uncredited)

Lonny Chapman
LAPD Captain (uncredited)

Sam Chew Jr.
Tony (Kathie's Husband) (uncredited)

Shannon Christie
Dr. Vance's Nurse (uncredited)

Erik Cord
Office Worker (uncredited)

Caitanya Dasi
Hare Krishna (uncredited)

Cinmayi Devi
Hare Krishna (uncredited)

Ken DuMain
Earthquake Survivor in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

Brent Dunsford
Man Drinking from Plastic Cup in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

Patty Elder
Blonde Secretary in Royce Building (uncredited)

Kenny Endoso
Bar Cook (uncredited)

Jeannie Epper
Blonde Woman (uncredited)

Dotty Ertel
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Bobby Ferro
Sports Car Thief (uncredited)

Bruce M. Fischer
Man (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich
Doctor (uncredited)

James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Ernest Harada
Seismologist (uncredited)

Jerry Hardin
Man (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)

Orwin C. Harvey
Man on the Balcony of a Falling House (uncredited)

Lars Hensen
Citizen (uncredited)

Diana Herbert
Woman (uncredited)

Bert Kramer
Policeman (uncredited)

Paul LeClair
National Guardsman (uncredited)

Karl Lukas
Man (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari
Citizen (uncredited)

Stevie Myers
Earthquake Victim (uncredited)

Jimmy Nickerson
Seismology Graduate Student (uncredited)

Stuart Nisbet
Man on Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited)

Frances Osborne
Housewife (uncredited)

Grant Owens
Police Officer (uncredited)

Charlie Picerni
Pool Player (uncredited)

Tony Regan
Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Emergency Soup Kitchen Worker in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

Clark Ross
Man in Outer Office (uncredited)

George Sawaya
Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)

Mark Sawtelle
Boy (uncredited)

Fred Scheiwiller
Jay the Bartender (uncredited)

Debralee Scott
Kathie (TV version) (uncredited)

Dean Smith
Pool Player (uncredited)

Eddie Smith
Citizen (uncredited)

Norman Stevans
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Citizen (uncredited)

John Tuell
Prop Tractor Driver (uncredited)

Dick Tufeld
Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Kitty Vallacher
Grocery Store Clerk (uncredited)

Keith Walker
Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Sandy Ward
Studio Guard (uncredited)

Rick Warick
Office Worker (uncredited)

Dick Warlock
Diver at Hollywood Reservoir (uncredited)

William Whitaker
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Don Wilbanks
Dam Workman with Blowtorch (uncredited)

Forrest Wood
Man (uncredited)

Clint Young
Dam Workman (uncredited)