Titanic (1996) (TV)

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (written by) and
Joyce Eliason (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

The tale of the famous Titanic passenger liner that claimed to be unsinkable. This claim was proved...

Plot Keywords:

Titanic | Iceberg | Survival | Beautiful Woman | Two Part TV Movie

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

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)

Runtime:

173 min | Finland:163 min (DVD)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Hollywood Digital)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:PG | Greece:K-13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

American Zoetrope

Trivia:

This is the first Titanic movie to show the ship splitting in two.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Smith is shown complaining that the distress rockets should be red, not white. White was the correct color.

Quotes:

Captain Smith: You have broken one of the cardinal rules of safety: never turn your broadside to danger. Had we struck the 'berg head on, only one compartment would have been flooded!
First Officer Murdoch: I thought I could avoid the 'berg altogether, sir.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Boarding: The People of 'The Terminal' (2004) (V)

Ludicrous acting, bad sets sinks this boat faster than the iceburg.

A lot of other comments stated that the acting was great, especially George C. Scott. Sorry, but that's just not so. His lines are delivered dripping with melodrama, so much so that I thought I was watching an amature production. His explanation of the ship and what would happen as soon as he stepped in the wheelhouse (after the collision) was laughable. How he knew the ship was doomed before anyone sounded the hull was amazing. Further technical gaffs was the sound of creaking wood and running water, even in the first class section, within minutes of the collision. The rape scene was apparently some scriptwriter's idea of connecting with contemporary stories, but it was ugly and just not true. In fact, this film is filled with more false info than any other (except the film by the same name with Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyk (sp?)). If you want to see the most accurate tale of what occurred during that April night, see the superb "A Night to Remember". I rate this one star out of 10.