Audio problem: When Stewart leaves the parking lot, there's a cop holding a loudspeaker whose mouth doesn't match the audio at all.
Earthquake (1974)
1 audio problem - chronological order
Directed by: Mark Robson
Starring: Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Ava Gardner, Lorne Greene
Revealing mistake: In the office tower after the quake there is a panic and workers rush down the stairs only to find them fallen away. After two women fall to their death a man is left hanging on a girder, but falls onto a giant piece of glass. Look at the top of the frame and you will see the airbag shooting our from under it.
Trivia: Even though Lorne Greene plays Ava Gardner's father in the movie, he was only seven years older than Gardner.
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Answer: There are two versions of the film. A 'film' version which does not include this scene (and others) and a 'TV Miniseries' version. The miniseries version was made to run over two nights and extra scenes were shot to extend the running time.
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