S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

William Hale

Writer:

James Costigan (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The Titanic disaster is depicted, primarily as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.

Plot Keywords:

Titanic | Ship Wreck | 1910s | Ocean Liner

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

David Janssen	...	John Jacob Astor
Cloris Leachman	...	Margaret 'Molly' Brown
Susan Saint James	...	Leigh Goodwin
David Warner	...	Laurence Beasley
Ian Holm	...	Joseph Bruce Ismay
Helen Mirren	...	Stewardess Mary Sloan
Harry Andrews	...	Capt. Edward John Smith
Beverly Ross	...	Madeline Astor
David Battley	...	Chief Boot Cleaner S. Stebbing
Ed Bishop	...	Henry Harris
Tony Caunter	...	Chief Officer Henry Wilde
Nicholas Davies	...	Lift Attendant Alfie King
Matthew Guinness	...	Father Thomas Byles
Jerry Houser	...	Daniel Marvin
Victor Langley	...	Band Leader Wallace Hartley

Runtime:

180 min (including commercials) | USA:102 min (DVD version)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

EMI Films

Trivia:

David Warner also appeared in Time Bandits (1981) (which features a scene aboard the Titanic) and Titanic (1997).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: As depicted later in Titanic (1997), the ship broke in two while still afloat, the stern section first righting itself and then turning on end. However, these facts were not established until after its remains were found in 1985. Eyewitness testimony at the inquiries had been conflicting, and the accepted version in 1979 was that the Titanic had sunk intact.

Movie Connections:

Version of In Nacht und Eis (1912)

Soundtrack:

Rock of Ages

Lack of special effects, but overall good.

This Titanic movie that came out had the lack of special effects, but had a wonderful, but fictional cast. Lawrence Beesley who was played by David Warner was my number one favorite character of the movie, more of the hero type of man. The movie shows the lives of all three classes, not just only a certain portion. Though rarely seen on cable television anymore, SOS Titanic was general a good movie to watch. Most of the filming was took aboard the Queen Mary, which I think that was nice too. This film should be good for all viewers to see.