On TV Thursday, December 30: one of the best disaster movies of all time


Every day, find the program of films and series to watch on TV. Tonight: A Spectacular Shipwreck, a cult comedy from the 1990s and Dwayne Johnson’s first steps in cinema.

THE FILM OF THE DAY

Long before James Cameron’s Titanic in 1997, the passengers of L’Aventure du Poseidon were victims of a spectacular shipwreck. While they think they are quietly celebrating the New Year on board a luxury cruise, they find themselves trapped inside the liner, lifted by a tidal wave.

Released in 1972, it is one of the first disaster films, adapted from the eponymous novel by Paul Gallico. The latter was particularly inspired by a trip he had made on the Queen Mary, where a huge wave had sent people and furniture to the other side of the ship. It is also on this boat that the filming took place and that the actors performed the majority of their stunts.

It is this captivating realism, mixed with a deep empathy for a group of very ordinary heroes, that makes the success of this film, nominated ten times at the Oscars and awarded the Special Achievement Award.

The Adventure of Poseidon by Ronald Neame with Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons …

From 10 years old

Tonight on Arte at 8:55 p.m.

ALSO ON TV TONIGHT

TF1 – 9:05 p.m.

Sissi with Dominique Devenport, Jannik Schümann, David Korbmann …

From 10 years old

Season 1 Episode 4: Sissi and Franz finally consummate their marriage and make up for lost time. She tracks down Fanny and asks her for advice on getting pregnant, but she has to escape court surveillance to see her. Meanwhile, the situation in Lombardy worsens: the rebels attack and kill the governor.

France 3 – 9:05 p.m.

Jean de Florette by Claude Berri with Gérard Depardieu, Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil …

In a small village in Haute Provence, Jean de Florette comes to settle on the land he has just inherited and dreams of wonderful crops. But Ugolin also has a project for this land: to grow carnations there. Old Uncle Papet will help him …

CANAL + – 9:10 p.m.

Dexter: New Blood with Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones …

From 12 years old

Season 1 Episode 5: Dexter believes that Harrison inherited his “Dark Passenger”, and is reluctant to reveal his true nature to his son. Angela and Molly decide to take a tour of New York where Matt Caldwell, who was believed to have been missing, has been seen. After his feats of arms, Harrison attends a party given in his honor by the high school students whose name was on Ethan’s list.

TMC – 9:15 p.m.

An Indian in the town of Hervé Palud with Thierry Lhermitte, Patrick Timsit, Arielle Dombasle …

On the verge of marrying the beautiful Charlotte, Stéphane Marchado goes in search of his first wife, who left for thirteen years in an Amazonian tribe to regularize his divorce.

TFX – 9:05 p.m.

Inspector la Bavure by Claude Zidi with Coluche, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Lavanant …

Michel Clément narrowly graduated as a trainee inspector and dreams of stopping public enemy n ° 1, Roger Morzini. This one, become unrecognizable following an operation of cosmetic surgery, becomes friends with him …

TF1 Séries Films – 9:00 p.m.

The Return of the Mummy by Stephen Sommers with Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Dwayne Johnson …

From 10 years old

In 1935, Rick O’Connell and his wife Evelyn lead a peaceful life in London with Alex, their talented son. But a new disaster is brewing in the depths of the Saharan desert …



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