The tide breaks out

Movie
German title	The tide breaks out
Original title	Flood
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1976
length	97 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Earl Bellamy
script	Don Ingalls
production	Irwin Allen
music	Richard Lasalle
camera	Lamar Boren
cut	Bill Brame
occupation
Robert Culp : Steve Brannigan Carol Lynley : Abbie Adams Martin Milner : Paul Burke Richard Basehart : John Cutler Eric Olson : Andy Cutler Barbara Hershey : Mary Cutler Roddy McDowall : Mr. Franklin Cameron Mitchell : Sam Adams Teresa Wright : Alice Cutler Francine York : Daisy Kempel Whit Bissell : Dr. Ted Horne Leif Garrett : Johnny Lowman Ann Doran : Emma Fisher Elizabeth Rogers : Nancy Lowman James Griffith : Charlie Davis Edna Helton : Mrs. Wilson Gloria Stuart : Mrs. Parker Jack Collins : Jack Spangler

The flood breaks loose (original title: Flood ) is an American disaster film from 1976. The film was produced by Irwin Allen , and was directed by Earl Bellamy .

action

The water level of the reservoir in the small fishing village of Brownsville has risen sharply due to unusually heavy rains. When helicopter pilot Steve Brannigan accidentally discovers a crack in the obsolete dam, he immediately informs City Councilor Paul Burke. He then recommended the Mayor of Brownsville John Cutler to drain the water from the reservoir to prevent a possible dam break. When Cutler refuses, Burke himself takes precautions in case of emergency. Eventually a catastrophe occurs: the dam breaks and floods Brownsville. Then Burke and Steve Brannigan decide to save the people of the village.

background

The flood breaks was Irwin Allen's first disaster film that he produced directly for television. The official title was Irwin Allen's production of "Flood" . At $ 2.5 million, it was the most expensive TV film at the time, according to PR. The first broadcast took place on November 24, 1976 on NBC , in Germany on May 4, 1984 on ARD . After Allen's second TV disaster film Bloody Inferno (original title Fire! ) Was released in 1977 , both films were cut from 120 to 90 minutes and broadcast together.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films said about The flood breaks loose : "Measured against the technically adept examples of the disaster film, a harmless and clichéd film without tension and atmosphere."

The cinema magazine Cinema judged: "Predictable story, action above TV level."

Web links

• The flood breaks loose in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alvin H. Marill: Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004. Volume 1, Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2005, ISBN 0-8108-5174-1 , p. 75.
2. ↑ The tide breaks out. In: Lexicon of International Films . Retrieved December 21, 2019.