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Déluge sur la ville

Original title: Flood!
  • TV Movie
  • 1976
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Déluge sur la ville (1976)
Flood: That Water Is Getting High
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After several weeks of heavy rainfall, the dam above Brownsville is ready to burst. But the town's mayor refuses to open its gates - paving the way for disaster.After several weeks of heavy rainfall, the dam above Brownsville is ready to burst. But the town's mayor refuses to open its gates - paving the way for disaster.After several weeks of heavy rainfall, the dam above Brownsville is ready to burst. But the town's mayor refuses to open its gates - paving the way for disaster.

  • Director
    • Earl Bellamy
  • Writer
    • Don Ingalls
  • Stars
    • Robert Culp
    • Martin Milner
    • Barbara Hershey
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    5.3/10
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    • Director
      • Earl Bellamy
    • Writer
      • Don Ingalls
    • Stars
      • Robert Culp
      • Martin Milner
      • Barbara Hershey
    • 17User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    • Steve Brannigan
    Martin Milner
    Martin Milner
    • Paul Burke
    Barbara Hershey
    Barbara Hershey
    • Mary Cutler
    Richard Basehart
    Richard Basehart
    • John Cutler
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Abbie Adams
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Mr. Franklin
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Sam Adams
    Eric Olson
    • Andy Cutler
    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Alice Cutler
    Francine York
    Francine York
    • Daisy Kempel
    Whit Bissell
    Whit Bissell
    • Dr. Ted Horne
    Leif Garrett
    Leif Garrett
    • Johnny Lowman
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Emma Fisher
    Elizabeth Rogers
    Elizabeth Rogers
    • Nancy Lowman
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Charlie Davis
    Edna Helton
    • Mrs. Wilson
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Mrs. Parker
    Jack Collins
    Jack Collins
    • Jack Spangler
    • Director
      • Earl Bellamy
    • Writer
      • Don Ingalls
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    6satterwh

    Watchable, but could use more disaster

    Irwin Allen was the king of disaster movies. It's not a surprise that he would base one around a flood. The film was OK, but the disaster wasn't the main thrust of the film.

    From the beginning, the story line revolves around Paul Blake (Martin Milner) trying to convince the mayor that the town dam was unsafe. Richard Basehart as the mayor did a good job in the mayor's role. Probably the best performance was given by Robert Culp as helicopter pilot Steve Branagan.

    My main criticism is that for a film built around the disaster, the disaster itself seemed underplayed. Stock footage of floods (it was a TV movie, so probably not big FX budget), and a brief time for its depiction.

    Watch for 70's teen idol Leif Garrett to have a small part in this.

    I'm a fan of the genre, so I gave it a 6. Your mileage may vary.
    5Uriah43

    The Economic Impact of Arrogance

    This film essentially begins with a helicopter pilot by the name of "Steve Brannigan" (Robert Culp dropping off a passenger in a small town known for its freshwater fishing in a lake created by a dam several years earlier. On his return flight, however, Steve notices that a little boy named "Andy Cutler" (Eric Olsen) is lying on the ground and seems to be hurt. That being said, he quickly lands his helicopter to check out the situation and, while doing so, notices that the dam has sprung a leak. Having been reassured that Andy is okay, Steve then tells a friend named "Paul Burke" (Martin Milner) about the leak in the dam. Upon hearing this, Paul becomes very concerned and goes to talk to the mayor of the town "John Cutler" (Richard Basehart) who downplays everything and suggests that relieving pressure on the dam by opening the flood gates would result in a loss of tourist dollars during the busiest time of the year. What he doesn't realize is that his stubborn attitude is going to do a lot more damage to the town than he could ever imagine. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an okay Erwin Allen disaster film which benefited from a solid cast and some decent suspense along the way. Admittedly, the made-for-television format didn't help this movie all that much but, even so, I suppose it passed the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
    5bowmanblue

    Mostly dry flood

    Let's face it, we're all probably more than a little guilty at watching 'disaster movies' to see the scale of whatever carnage is being inflicted on our helpless protagonists. I don't want to spoil 'Flood!' but in this case a small town is being threatened by a plague of locusts from the future. Only kidding. It's a flood. Or rather a big dam just by their town and if it breaks - and it's already starting to crack - it'll flood the town and home insurance is going to go through the roof when it comes to the residents' next premium.

    So we're introduced to the two men who have an idea as to what might happen and they try to warn the rest of the town. Or at least they try to warn the town's leader, who - in tried and tested stubborn style - refuses to believe them because if they drain the water from the dam it will impact on the revenue that fishing brings into their local economy.

    So our heroes persist in their efforts to warn more people (in between popping home to their respective women who look about twenty years their junior, but that's another story). And then they go to a different location and warn a different person. In fact, most of the film is set in - very dry - houses with people talking to people about what might happen, i.e. The flood.

    It's only the last twenty minutes or so where you see the actual flood. Now, maybe this pay-off is so awesome and ground-breaking that it makes the build up worth the wait? Sadly, this is a TV movie and there wasn't much of a budget for big practical effects, let alone an alien invasion with a skybeam.

    So you have a film which is quite long and desperately wants to be an epic in its genre, but the lack of anything that really happens just makes most of it drag. Pity really, as it does have its charms and with a little more money behind it for the effects in the final act and a little less scenes building up, this could have been quite good.
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    Irwin Allen Could Have Done Much Better!

    Irwin Allen did great on The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, Beyond The Poseidon Adventure, and The Swarm but this one was not one of his best. The special effects could have been much better. The acting was alright. I would recommend this movie to people who like disaster movies. Or people who have nothing else to do for the next 98 minutes
    StuOz

    The First Half Is Just So Good, Then ...

    Irwin Allen disaster movie about a flood.

    Wonderful Richard LaSalle (Land Of The Giants) music scores the great location footage of the town and the endless helicopter footage. That is what Irwin Allen calls film showmanship. Irwin always gets the correct music for what is on the screen. Many producers do not.

    In the first half of this movie Robert Culp (Outer Limits) and Martin Milner (Swiss Family Robinson) do wonders as they move around the town warning of disaster to come. Both actors perform very well. Richard Basehart is all wrong for this role of the man with something bad to hide, what was Irwin thinking by casting Basehart in this role? Poor old Whit Bissell is looking v-e-r-y old in 1976.

    When the flood happens in the second half of the film, this is the problem area. We, the viewer, do not feel like we are watching a real flood. In 1977, Irwin Allen made another TV movie like this called "Fire", in that, the fire seemed real. In yet another 1979 Irwin TV movie "Cave-In", we had the Flood problem of a TV budget not being good enough for a disaster movie.

    See Flood, just to get another taste of Irwin Allen showmanship, but don't expect too much.

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      This TV movie was Irwin Allen's first project with Warner Bros. Studios after having moved over from 20th Century-Fox, where he had mastered both mediums of television and films for sixteen years. Warners and 20th Century Fox had actually co-produced Allen's then most recent theatrical feature, La tour infernale (1974), the first time that two studios combined forces on making a single film.

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flood
    • Filming locations
      • Brownsville, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Irwin Allen Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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