Take a look back at the making of some of the biggest disaster
movies of the 1970s and at the amazing career of one of
Hollywood’s top fi lmmakers - Irwin Allen. As the Master
of Disaster, Allen gave us harrowing adventure tales in the
grandest fashion only he could imagine. With hits like The Poseidon
Adventure and The Towering Inferno, he brought together all-star
casts, major Hollywood studios and state-of-the-art effects to create
“event” pictures that earned millions. In the process he made himself
a legend and helped change the industry and the way movies
are made. Filled with rare photos and tales of movie-making history,
Master of Disaster covers all Irwin Allen’s 1970s disaster pictures and
is a tribute to the life and career of Irwin Allen.
movies of the 1970s and at the amazing career of one of
Hollywood’s top fi lmmakers - Irwin Allen. As the Master
of Disaster, Allen gave us harrowing adventure tales in the
grandest fashion only he could imagine. With hits like The Poseidon
Adventure and The Towering Inferno, he brought together all-star
casts, major Hollywood studios and state-of-the-art effects to create
“event” pictures that earned millions. In the process he made himself
a legend and helped change the industry and the way movies
are made. Filled with rare photos and tales of movie-making history,
Master of Disaster covers all Irwin Allen’s 1970s disaster pictures and
is a tribute to the life and career of Irwin Allen.
