2006-07-03 13:02:10 · 6 answers · asked by bbcranks 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Paul Gallico was inspired to write his novel by a voyage he made on the Queen Mary. When he was having breakfast in the dining room, the liner was hit by a large wave, sending people and furniture crashing to the other side of the vessel. He was further inspired by a true incident which occurred aboard the Queen Mary during World War II. Packed with American troops bound for Europe, the ship was struck by a gargantuan freak wave in the North Atlantic. It was calculated that if the ship had rolled another five inches, she would have capsized like the Poseidon.
2006-07-03 16:27:49 · answer #1 · answered by moviemike3 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Poseidon True Story
2017-01-01 08:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Is "The Poseidon Adventure" a true story?
2015-08-04 12:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by Elliot 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
poseidon adventure true story
2016-01-24 01:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Shari 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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All pure Hollywood fiction...the second time around...this is a remake.
2016-03-29 04:58:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's based on a novel.
2015-01-24 12:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by Scott 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not that I know. Freak waves don't get THAT big so far out from shore. Even tsunamis don't tip over boats far enough out.
2006-07-03 13:06:35 · answer #7 · answered by Rach 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it is not but it is based on one
2015-07-27 06:46:30 · answer #8 · answered by Brendan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya. i heard it was based off of a true story. but ppl lie... so idk fo sho
2006-07-03 13:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-07-03 13:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋