Titanic 

The story of the 1912 sinking of the largest luxury liner ever built, the tragedy that befell over two thousand of the rich and famous as well as of the poor and unknown passengers aboard the doomed ship.

Stars:

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

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 8 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Peter Gallagher	...	Wynn Park 2 episodes, 1996
George C. Scott	...	Captain Edward J. Smith 2 episodes, 1996
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Isabella Paradine 2 episodes, 1996
Eva Marie Saint	...	Hazel Foley 2 episodes, 1996
Tim Curry	...	Simon Doonan 2 episodes, 1996
Roger Rees	...	J. Bruce Ismay 2 episodes, 1996
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Bess Allison 2 episodes, 1996
Marilu Henner	...	Molly Brown 2 episodes, 1996
Mike Doyle	...	Jamie Perse 2 episodes, 1996
Sonsee Neu	...	Aase Ludvigsen 2 episodes, 1996
Felicity Waterman	...	Alice Cleaver 2 episodes, 1996
Malcolm Stewart	...	First Officer William Murdoch 2 episodes, 1996
Kevin McNulty	...	Second Officer Charles Lightoller 2 episodes, 1996
Kavan Smith	...	Fifth Officer Harold Lowe 2 episodes, 1996
Terence Kelly	...	Captain Arthur Henry Rostron 2 episodes, 1996
Scott Hylands	...	John Jacob Astor IV 2 episodes, 1996
Janne Mortil	...	Madeline Astor 2 episodes, 1996
Tamsin Kelsey	...	Clarinda Jack 2 episodes, 1996
Eric Keenleyside	...	Black Billy Jack 2 episodes, 1996
Kevin Conway	...	Hudson Allison 2 episodes, 1996
Devon Hoholuk	...	Lorraine Allison 2 episodes, 1996
Crystal Verge	...	Miss Miller 2 episodes, 1996
Bernard Cuffling	...	Etches 2 episodes, 1996
Barry Pepper	...	Bride 2 episodes, 1996
Matt Hill	...	Phillips 2 episodes, 1996
Don MacKay	...	Mr.Dickie 2 episodes, 1996
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Chief Bell 2 episodes, 1996
Matthew Walker	...	Captain Lord 2 episodes, 1996
Chris Humphreys	...	First Officer Dean 2 episodes, 1996
Gerard Plunkett	...	Fourth Officer Boxhall 2 episodes, 1996
Molly Parker	...	Lulu Foley 2 episodes, 1996
Hagan Beggs	...	Alden Foley 2 episodes, 1996
Brent Stait	...	Irish Bunkmate 2 episodes, 1996
Aaron Pearl	...	Lee 2 episodes, 1996
Byron Lucas	...	Fleet 2 episodes, 1996
Ron Halder	...	Second Officer Stone 2 episodes, 1996
Eric Schneider	...	Third Officer Groves 2 episodes, 1996
Gavin Craig	...	Wireless Operator 2 episodes, 1996
Janie Woods-Morris	...	Mrs. Strauss 2 episodes, 1996
Peter Haworth	...	Mr. Strauss 2 episodes, 1996
Martin Evans	...	Quartermaster Hitchens 2 episodes, 1996
Katharine Isabelle	...	Ophelia Jack 2 episodes, 1996
Lachlan Murdoch	...	Perry Jack 2 episodes, 1996

Storyline

The plot focuses on the romances of two couples upon the doomed ship's maiden voyage. Isabella Paradine (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is a wealthy woman mourning the loss of her aunt, who reignites a romance with former 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 | tv mini series | historical event | two part tv movie | 

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Taglines:

The story so few lived to tell

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for a scene of sexual assault and other violent areas

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Титаник

Filming Locations:

Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico

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) 126 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was shown on Brazilian television under the title "Titanic 2".

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Goofs

A steerage bathroom is seen during the rape scene, but in reality Titanic's 3rd Class had only two bathtubs for use by all passengers. There were no shower stalls as seen in the film.

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Quotes

Captain Smith: Not only did you stop your engines, you reversed them! She would have turned much more quickly the greater the forward motion!

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits of Part 1 and 2 are set against a background of photos of the Titanic's construction.

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Alternate Versions

The Croatian video release is heavily cut, trimming many scenes with Alice Cleaver and her employers, the romantic subplot between Isabella Paradine and Wynn Park and Osa's scenes with her roommates, etc. Many subplots and sinking scenes get removed entirely. This version runs approximately 132 minutes.

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Connections

Version of S.O.S. Titanic (1979)

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Soundtracks

Waltz of the Flowers
(uncredited)
from "The Nutcracker Suite"
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Arranged by Lennie Niehaus

User Reviews

Interseting characters save a flimsy script

I had very mixed feelings about this movie. Although there were quite a few flaws, it was certainly not without its charm. The first thing that must be taken into consideration when commenting on this movie is that it was a low-budget, made-for-tv movie, so the effects and other technical aspects were less than spectacular. However, to me the story is what makes a movie good or bad. Since there were a few stories sprinkled throughout the film, it was at times good, but usually not so good. First the bad things. I think the worst thing about this movie is that there was alot of pointless and boring filler that made the movie seem to drag on, especially around the time of the sinking. The second time I watched the movie, I noticed that I fast fowarded through almost half of it. I also did not care much for the story of the Allison family and their paranoid nanny. I found their part when the ship is sailing extremely tedious and boring and the part when they're searching for their baby too obnoxious to be sad. I also almost couldn't bear the performance of the actress portraying Mrs. Allison. And the whole part about the nanny just became annoying. The Allison family actually existed, and the young Allison girl was the only first-class child to die on the Titanic. This could have been a very sad and touching part, but I just saw it as a complete flop.

Now for the ok things. I really loved Catherine Zeta-Jones and Peter Gallagher in this. Although the love affair between the two was just a little more than okay, they threw in great performances and I found their characters interesting. I enjoyed much of the happenings in first class and especially found the old superficial socialite (that woman with the dog, her name slips my mind as of now) very entertaining and humorous. As for those down in steerage, I found Jamie and Olsa to be quite charming characters and took interest in their affairs. However, my favorite part of the movie was most likely Tim Cury. If there is one thing I love in a film it is a good villian, and he is definately one. His performance was, in my opinion, the best part of the movie. Overall, I'd say that it was not great, but there were some factors that saved it and actually made it an enjoyable made-for-tv movie(how often can you say that?)