Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo

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Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo is a gruff but ultimately compassionate New York City police officer who becomes one of the key survivors struggling to escape the overturned ocean liner in the disaster film "The Poseidon Adventure."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Poseidon Adventure NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceNovel Paul Gallico NERFINISHED
basedInFranchise The Poseidon Adventure franchise NERFINISHED
characterTrait compassionate
gruff
cityOfFictionalOrigin New York City NERFINISHED
conflictType man versus nature
man versus self
countryOfFictionalOrigin United States NERFINISHED
disasterType ocean liner capsizing
employer New York City Police Department NERFINISHED
filmDirectorOfFirstAppearance Ronald Neame NERFINISHED
filmProducerOfFirstAppearance Irwin Allen NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYearOfFirstAppearance 1972
firstAppearance The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) NERFINISHED
genre adventure
disaster
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeFunction foil to Reverend Frank Scott
protagonist
notableQuality loyal to his group
skeptical of authority
streetwise
notableScene argues with Reverend Frank Scott about escape route
supports Linda Rogo during the escape
occupation detective lieutenant
police officer
portrayedBy Ernest Borgnine NERFINISHED
position Detective Lieutenant
relationshipTypeWithLindaRogo protective husband
roleInPlot key survivor
leader among survivors
settingOfOccupation New York City NERFINISHED
shipInvolved SS Poseidon NERFINISHED
sourceWorkBasedOn The Poseidon Adventure (novel) NERFINISHED
spouse Linda Rogo NERFINISHED
survivalGoal escape overturned ship
survivorGroupMembership small band of Poseidon survivors
workType disaster film

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The Poseidon Adventure character Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo