The model of the ship used in the film on display at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro, California. Next to that is
soundstage 6 on the 20th Century Fox lot. This is where the dining salon of the Poseidon
was built.
An interesting night shot of the model. Image courtesy of Roger Page.
Ronald Neame on the bridge.
Stella Stevens signing autographs for some children outside the
stuido.
Stella Stevens between takes. Image courtesy of Roger Page.
Shelley Winters between takes. Image courtesy of Roger Page.
The statue of Poseidon with a boom hanging in front of it.
Image courtesy of Roger Page.
A unique shot of the tidal wave scene.
The model of the ship in a tank on the 20th Century FOX
lot after the "tidal wave" hits it. You can
also see the chute used to generate the wave in the upper right-hand corner.
Another shot of the ship in the tank. I believe this one
is of one of the explosions.
This picture of a man working on the upside-down model in the
tank gives a very good perspective as to the actual size of the model. It was (is)
22 feet long and weighs over 300 pounds.
A German lobby card.
A gathering of Oscar winners on the set to celebrate Gene
Hackman's Oscar win for "The French Connection".
An autographed original program from the 1972 screening.
A signed publicity still of Stella Stevens and Ernest Borgnine
Stella Stevens speaking to Ronald Neame between takes in the dining salon
set.
Stella Stevens and Gene Hackman in rehearsal. What's with
the look on the extras face?
Clearly not Gene Hackman doing this stunt. Although less
obvious, not Stella Stevens either.
Shelly Winters between takes on the RMS Queen Mary.
A colorized shot (by Paul Wilson) of the area of the dining
salon set that tilted 30 degrees (by a forklift.) You can see the cushions where the
stunt people landed in the lower left-hand
corner of the picture. NOTE: The
salon set was designed in such a way that the entire room did not have to be inverted
after the capsize. Only the furniture, murals, railings, etc. were reversed. This is
pretty obvious when you view the film. The raised seating area on the sides of the
room are the same height as the raised area of the ceiling. This is not the case in
the dining salon on the RMS Queen Mary--which the
Poseidon's salon was modeled after. The set was
constructed on Soundstage Six on the 20th Century FOX lot.
The actual dining salon on the RMS Queen Mary as it is today.
You can see set lighting and apparatus in the top and top
left-hand corner of this picture of the capsize scene. This photo is of the actual
scene used in the film from a slightly different vantage point, and less the
aforementioned props.