ople ▁from ▁Ch ester ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁colonial ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁P ose id on ▁Advent ure ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁American ▁dis aster ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Ron ald ▁Ne ame , ▁produced ▁by ▁Ir win ▁Allen , ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁Paul ▁Gall ico ' s ▁e pon ym ous ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁novel . ▁It ▁features ▁an ▁ensemble ▁cast , ▁including ▁five ▁Oscar ▁w inners : ▁Gene ▁H ack man ; ▁Ernest ▁Borg n ine ; ▁Jack ▁Albert son ; ▁Sh elle y ▁Winter s ; ▁and ▁Red ▁But tons . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁were ▁fil med ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁. ▁The ▁plot ▁cent ers ▁on ▁the ▁fict ional ▁SS ▁P ose id on , ▁an ▁aged ▁lux ury ▁l iner ▁on ▁her ▁final ▁voyage ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁Ath ens ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁scra py ard . ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁she ▁is ▁over turn ed ▁by ▁a ▁t sun ami . ▁Pass engers ▁and ▁crew ▁are ▁tra pped ▁inside , ▁and ▁a ▁reb elli ous ▁pre acher ▁attempts ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁surv iv ors ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁ve in ▁of ▁other ▁all - star ▁dis aster ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁early - mid ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁such ▁as ▁Airport ▁( 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Earth qu ake ▁(