Passengers mingle and a couple bicker before the packed luxury liner hits an iceberg and sinks in 1912. Stars Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter, Brian Aherne, Richard Basehart
A Hollywood retelling of the tragic sinking of the "unsinkable" British luxury liner H.M.S. "Titanic," which struck an iceberg April 15, 1912, and sank on its maiden voyage, killing over 1500 people. Only 712 of the passengers, using 19 lifeboats, survived. There were a number of famous people traveling on the ship who died, among them, John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim.
Taking a personal approach, the film focuses on the Sturges, a family traveling on the luxury liner. Julia Sturges had booked passage on the ship with her two children after leaving her husband, Richard. He, however, discovered her plans, and followed her on board.
Once they set sail, Richard never allowed Julia out of his sight, and unsuccessfully begged for a reconciliation. But then the Titanic hit that deadly iceberg, and the Sturges had to set their differences aside... for the sake of themselves and their children.
An unhappily married couple boards the Titanic, while one of their daughters falls in love with a boy from the underclass. But these problems seem small once the iceberg comes along. Academy Award Nominations: 2. Academy Awards: Best Story and Screenplay.
The movie was filmed without a background score to add to the authenticity.
When the Titanic hit the iceberg, it ripped open the ship's bottom; over 1500 passengers died in the tragedy.
According to the film, as the ship was going down, the passengers left on board were singing the Welsh hymn, "Nearer My God to Thee."
Titanic Reviews:
"...[A] story-and-screenplay Oscar winner..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today
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Titanic "Old Style" Though the special effects - by todays standards - are dated, this is still a classic fox drama and brilliantly played by Barbara Stanwyk and Clifton Webb. Definitely a classic collectors item and solid story with fine performances. Submitted by pegasusmt (Auckland, New Zealand) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
TITANIC This movie was the first Titanic film made in 1953 so the special effects are not that well done you can clearly see that the ship is a model.
I am a projectionist at my local school I have this on reel and it is a people graber at the lunchtime movies!
I think that it is a good movie for its time. Submitted by projectionist20 (Nth Canterbury New Zealand) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
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Titanic DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Mono - English, French, Spanish Stereo - English Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Additional Audio - Audio Essay by Titanic Historian Silvia Stoddard Documentary: BEYOND TITANIC Clips & Hightlights - Movietone Newsreels (1953) Audio Commentary:
1. Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton - Stars; Michael Lonza - Cinematographer 2. Richard Shickel Text/Photo Galleries: Still Gallery
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