Titanic (TV 1996)

The plot focuses on the romances of two couples upon the doomed ship. Isabella Paradine (Catherine Zeta Jones) is a wealthy woman mourning the loss of her aunt, who reignites a romance with... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers:

Ross LaManna, Joyce Eliason

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Gallagher	...	Wynn Park
George C. Scott	...	Captain Edward J. Smith
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Isabella Paradine (as Catherine Zeta Jones)
Eva Marie Saint	...	Hazel Foley
Tim Curry	...	Simon Doonan
Roger Rees	...	J. Bruce Ismay
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Bess Allison
Marilu Henner	...	Molly Brown
Mike Doyle	...	Jamie Perse
Sonsee Neu	...	Aase Ludvigsen (as Sonsee Ahray)
Felicity Waterman	...	Alice Cleaver
Malcolm Stewart	...	First Officer William Murdoch
Kevin McNulty	...	Second Officer Charles Lightoller
Kavan Smith	...	Fifth Officer Harold Lowe
Terence Kelly	...	Captain Arthur Henry Rostron (as Terrence Kelly)

Storyline

The plot focuses on the romances of two couples upon the doomed ship. Isabella Paradine (Catherine Zeta Jones) is a wealthy woman mourning the loss of her aunt, who reignites a romance with old flame, Wynn Park (Peter Gallagher). Meanwhile, a charming ne'er do well named Jamie Perse (Mike Doyle) steals a ticket for the ship, and falls for a sweet innocent Irish girl on board. But their romance is threatened by the villainous Simon Doonan (Tim Curry), who has discovered about the ticket and makes Jamie his unwilling accomplice, as well as having sinister plans for the girl.

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Plot Keywords:

titanic | iceberg | divorce | two part tv movie | ship wreck | 

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Taglines:

They all said she was unsinkable. When she sank, it was unthinkable.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le Titanic

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company, American Zoetrope, Crescent Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min 163 min (DVD) 132 min (video release) 126 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lines Captain Smith recites on the bridge, "Low, low, breathe and blow / Wind of the western sea / Over the rolling waters go / Come from the dying moon, and blow" are from the poem "The Princess: Sweet and Low" by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

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Goofs

The distress rockets are shown burning as simple white balls. As depicted later in Titanic, they actually burst into stars.

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Quotes

Wynn Park: Think of the stories we'll tell our grandchildren: 'Grandma and Grandpa were on the Titanic.'

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Connections

Version of A Night to Remember (1958)

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Soundtracks

"I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song)"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by Felicity Waterman
The nurse maid sings

User Reviews

Not the best but good

I have seen just about all off the Titanic movies there are. This definately isn't the best but it is worth seeing. Most Titanic movies portray the Astor's, the Straus's, Molly Brown, the wireless operators, and the captain. But this film also shows the story of the Allison's which is never told and they portrayed the story remarkably well. It also showed the third class story as well and did a good job with that one as well. It is a good movie to watch even though it is slow at times.

My Score 7.1/10