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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

There is no safe harbor, there is no escape... L.A.'s worst fear has just become a reality.

6.7

1990•3h

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

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Cast

Photo of Joanna Kerns

Joanna Kerns

Dr. Clare Winslow

Photo of Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria

Steve Winslow

Photo of Bonnie Bartlett

Bonnie Bartlett

Anita Parker

Photo of Lindsay Frost

Lindsay Frost

Laurie Parker

Photo of Alan Autry

Alan Autry

Matt

Photo of Joe Spano

Joe Spano

Chad Spaulding

Photo of Holly Fields

Holly Fields

Heather Winslow

Photo of Brock Peters

Brock Peters

David Motubu

Photo of Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Owen

Photo of Robert Ginty

Robert Ginty

Warren Cates

Photo of Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Roy Bryant

Photo of Silvana Gallardo

Silvana Gallardo

Sonia

Photo of Michael T. Weiss

Michael T. Weiss

Larry, the Mayor's City Official Aide

Photo of Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert

Mayor Frank Baldwin

Photo of Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Ray Goodrich

Photo of J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

Todd Harris

Photo of Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Kevin Conrad

Photo of Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Jerry Soloway

Photo of Richard Anthony Crenna

Richard Anthony Crenna

Dan Milford

Photo of Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Melanie Bryant

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