Director: Irwin Allen

foto regista
Birthday: 1916-06-12
Born in: New York, New York, U.S.
Biography: Irwin Allen (June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also created and produced the popular 1960s science fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irwin Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Lost in Space

The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.
Search similar movies
5.4
Lost+in+Space
Lost in Space

1998

Search similar movies
The Poseidon Adventure

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Search similar movies
7.1
The+Poseidon+Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure

1972

Search similar movies
The Towering Inferno

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Search similar movies
7.0
The+Towering+Inferno
The Towering Inferno

1974

Search similar movies
The Swarm

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
Search similar movies
4.9
The+Swarm
The Swarm

1978

Search similar movies
When Time Ran Out...

An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
Search similar movies
5.2
When+Time+Ran+Out...
When Time Ran Out...

1980

Search similar movies
The Lost World

Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.
Search similar movies
5.7
The+Lost+World
The Lost World

1960

Search similar movies
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.
Search similar movies
5.1
Beyond+the+Poseidon+Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979

Search similar movies