1 9 7 4 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Tower ing ▁In fer no ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁widely ▁successful ▁film . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁two ▁Academy ▁Awards , ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award , ▁a ▁British ▁Academy ▁Film ▁Award , ▁and ▁a ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Sound ▁Edit ors ▁Award . ▁A ▁sequ el , ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁P ose id on ▁Advent ure ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Gall ico , ▁was ▁a ▁critical ▁and ▁commercial ▁failure . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁SS ▁P ose id on , ▁an ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁sl ated ▁for ▁ret irement , ▁is ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Ath ens . ▁Despite ▁ob jections ▁from ▁the ▁captain , ▁who ▁fear s ▁for ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁safety , ▁the ▁new ▁owner ' s ▁representative ▁ar rog antly ▁ins ists ▁he ▁go ▁full ▁speed ▁to ▁save ▁money , ▁prevent ing ▁P ose id on ▁from ▁taking ▁on ▁ball ast . ▁ ▁Re ver end ▁Scott , ▁a ▁minister ▁who ▁bel ieves ▁" G od ▁helps ▁those ▁who ▁help ▁themselves ", ▁is ▁trav elling ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁parish ▁in ▁Africa ▁in ▁ess ence ▁as ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁his ▁un orth odox ▁views . ▁Det ect ive ▁Lieutenant ▁Rog o ▁and ▁wife ▁L inda , ▁a ▁former ▁prost itute , ▁deal ▁with ▁her ▁se as ick ness . ▁Susan ▁and ▁younger ▁brother ▁Robin ▁are ▁travel ing ▁to ▁meet ▁their