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Titanic

  • 19531953
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  • 1h 38m
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7.0/10
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Titanic (1953)
An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the ill-fated ship.
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An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.
IMDb RATING
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7.2K
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    • Jean Negulesco
  • Writers
    • Charles Brackett
    • Walter Reisch
    • Richard L. Breen
  • Stars
    • Clifton Webb
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Robert Wagner
    • Jean Negulesco
  • Writers
    • Charles Brackett
    • Walter Reisch
    • Richard L. Breen
  • Stars
    • Clifton Webb
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Robert Wagner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 110User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Robert Wagner and Audrey Dalton in Titanic (1953)
    Titanic (1953)
    Brian Aherne, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Frances Bergen, and Clifton Webb in Titanic (1953)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Allyn Joslyn, Edmund Purdom, and Clifton Webb in Titanic (1953)
    Richard Basehart, Barbara Stanwyck, Audrey Dalton, and Thelma Ritter in Titanic (1953)
    Titanic (1953)
    Titanic (1953)
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    Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb in Titanic (1953)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Audrey Dalton in Titanic (1953)

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    Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb
    • Richard Ward Sturges
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Julia Sturges
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Gifford Rogers
    Audrey Dalton
    Audrey Dalton
    • Annette Sturges
    Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    • Maude Young
    Brian Aherne
    Brian Aherne
    • Captain E. J. Smith
    Richard Basehart
    Richard Basehart
    • George Healey
    Allyn Joslyn
    Allyn Joslyn
    • Earl Meeker
    James Todd
    • Sandy Comstock
    Frances Bergen
    Frances Bergen
    • Madeleine Astor
    William Johnstone
    • John Jacob Astor
    Patrick Aherne
    • Seaman
    • (uncredited)
    Merry Anders
    Merry Anders
    • College Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Salvador Baguez
    • Jean Pablo Uzcadum
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Bernard
    • First Officer Murdock
    • (uncredited)
    Eumenio Blanco
    Eumenio Blanco
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • Dock Official
    • (uncredited)
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Walter Reisch
      • Richard L. Breen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      During the boarding of the lifeboats, Norman changes seats with a woman who arrives at the last moment when the boat was completely full. This was inspired by the action of a Mexican passenger in first class named Manuel Uruchurtu, who did the same thing to a woman from second class who was refused a seat on the lifeboat. After he gave up his seat to her, he asked her to travel to Mexico, if she survived, and tell his wife what happened. His body was never found.
    • Goofs
      None of the First or Second Class Children died in the sinking apart from one young First Class girl, Lorraine Allison, who died with her parents.
    • Quotes

      Richard Sturges: [after Richard and Julia have been quarreling over who will have custody of their son] My dear Julia, I've been around enough bridge tables to recognize someone who's holding a high trump - play it now if you will.

      Julia Sturges: We'll discuss it later.

      Richard Sturges: Now!

      Julia Sturges: All right, Richard. One question first?

      Richard Sturges: If it's about Norman, you know the answer. No court in the world, no power in the heavens can force me to give up my son.

      Julia Sturges: He is not your son.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      The British Grenadiers
      (uncredited)

      Traditional Music

      Arranged by Herbert W. Spencer

      Played by the band on the Titanic

    User reviews110

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    You've seen Cameron/Leo's Version, Now See THIS!
    While I saw and enjoyed the current "Titanic," I've always held a special place for the excellent 1953 version. Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch's Oscar-winning screenplay, deftly blending fact with fancy, tells the story compellingly in about half the time of the Cameron film. And what a cast! Barbara Stanwyck, Clifton Webb, Richard Basehart, the young Robert Wagner (looking positively "DiCaprioesque," as it were!), the (unfortunately) near-forgotten Brian Aherne, and the underrated Audrey Dalton all give sterling performances. The special effects are equal to anything in the Cameron film. And it all comes together under Jean Negulesco's sure-footed direction. As I say, you've seen the Cameron film, now see the film where they got it right!

    To update these comments almost seven years after they were originally written, the DVD of this film is definitely one for any Titanic buff to have in their collection. It features TWO separate commentary tracks, one by critic Richard Schickel and stars Robert Wagner and Audrey Dalton, the other by Titanic historians. There is also the original theatrical trailer and newsreel footage of the film's premiere and Oscar wins. Most impressive of all, though, is a fascinating feature-length documentary, narrated by Victor Garber (ship-builder Thomas Andrews in the Cameron/DiCaprio film), about the sinking of the Titanic and how's it's been presented in films and on TV from the silent era to the present. All this on one DVD.
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    • Jul 16, 1999

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1953 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Basque
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Stage 4, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
      • Black and White

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