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12 December 1943 (Finland) morePlot:
The story of the sinking of the British luxury liner Titanic in 1912. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Despite the anti-wealth propaganda this is a good movie moreCast
(Credited cast)| Sybille Schmitz | ... | Sigrid Olinsky | |
| Hans Nielsen | ... | 1st Officer Petersen | |
| Kirsten Heiberg | ... | Gloria | |
| Ernst Fritz Fürbringer | ... | Sir Bruce Ismay (as E.F. Fürbringer) | |
| Karl Schönböck | ... | John Jacob Astor | |
| Charlotte Thiele | ... | Lady Astor | |
| Otto Wernicke | ... | Captain Edward J. Smith | |
| Franz Schafheitlin | ... | Hunderson | |
| Sepp Rist | ... | Jan | |
| Claude Farell | ... | Manniküre Hedi (as Monika Burg) |
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1.37 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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The sinking scenes were filmed on board of the former luxury liner CAP ARCONA. This boat was later used in 1945 to evacuate thousands of prisoners of the concentration camp Neuengamme (near Hamburg) to Denmark. The CAP ARCONA was accidentally bombed by Allied forces in the bay of Luebeck. Only a few prisoners survived the sinking of the ship. Most were killed on board or shot by SS-guards and Hitler youth who took position on the beach not far from the sinking ship. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The stock manipulation effort that was central to this movie's plot would not have been possible as the White Star Line had been a wholly owned subsidiary of JP Morgan's International Mercantile Marine consortium since 1902 and would remain so till 1932 when the IMM was dissolved and her assets sold off. moreFAQ
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This is Titanic as you've probably never seen it before. One would think it was more a communist propaganda film than a Nazi one, since all of the villains of the piece are the rich while the poor workers are the heroes. Its a film that has a definite point of view, and right or wrong, is certainly one that keeps things interesting to watch.
Centering on the rich owners of the White Star Line and the rich passengers on the ship, this film is in large part about how the greed of the rich led to the destruction of "society". A large portion of the early part of this film has to do with manipulating stock before the Titanic breaks a speed record allowing the owners to get even richer. The plan seems to backfire and as the rich try to pick up the pieces the ship hits an iceberg. There are also several other story lines running through this film, including a healthy dose of romance, so don't think its all business.
While some of the interior model shots of the sinking are obviously models, the scenes of panic and the real human drama makes this a film to watch. Its understandable why the Nazi's banned this film as upsetting, these people are in panic mode. I read somewhere that this film showed the ship breaking in half. Kino's DVD doesn't appear to show that, although the final slide under the waves is really too dark to see.
While not a perfect film its a good one. Certainly its one with enough talking points that you could very well talk about the film on every level for many hours after its finished running. Frankly There is so much to discuss that I'm having a hard time keeping this entry brief.
If you love film, if you love Titanic stories, if you love seeing something different then see this movie.
7 out of 10, but you'll be talking about so much more than most other movies you've seen in years.