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Saving the Titanic

  • TV Movie
  • 20122012
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Saving the Titanic (2012)
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The story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operation... Read allThe story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operational to facilitate the survival of others.The story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operational to facilitate the survival of others.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
422
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  • Director
    • Maurice Sweeney
  • Writers
    • Colin Herber-Percy
    • Lyall B. Watson
  • Stars
    • Liam Cunningham(voice)
    • David Wilmot
    • Ciarán McMenamin
Top credits
  • Director
    • Maurice Sweeney
  • Writers
    • Colin Herber-Percy
    • Lyall B. Watson
  • Stars
    • Liam Cunningham(voice)
    • David Wilmot
    • Ciarán McMenamin
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    • 6User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    David Wilmot
    David Wilmot
    • Chief Engineer Joseph Bellas Chief Engineer Joseph Bell
    Ciarán McMenamin
    Ciarán McMenamin
    • Leading Fireman Fred Barrettas Leading Fireman Fred Barrett
    Owen McDonnell
    Owen McDonnell
    • Trimmer Thomas Dillonas Trimmer Thomas Dillon
    Hugh O'Conor
    Hugh O'Conor
    • Assistant Engineer Jonathan Shepherdas Assistant Engineer Jonathan Shepherd
    Andrew Simpson
    Andrew Simpson
    • Electrician Albert Ervineas Electrician Albert Ervine
    Jonathan Byrne
    • Electrician Alfred Middletonas Electrician Alfred Middleton
    Chris Newman
    Chris Newman
    • Assistant Electrician William Kellyas Assistant Electrician William Kelly
    Paul Kennedy
    Paul Kennedy
    • Assistant Engineer Herbert Harveyas Assistant Engineer Herbert Harvey
    Douglas Rankine
    Douglas Rankine
    • Greaser Alfred Whiteas Greaser Alfred White
    Stephen Hogan
    Stephen Hogan
    • Thomas Andrewsas Thomas Andrews
    Conor MacNeill
    Conor MacNeill
    • Frank Bellas Frank Bell
    Ciaran O'Grady
    Ciaran O'Grady
    • Leading Firemanas Leading Fireman
    Owen Roe
    Owen Roe
    • White Star Lawyeras White Star Lawyer
    David Heap
    • White Star Officialas White Star Official
    Dermot Magennis
    • Tailoras Tailor
    Johnny Eveson
    • 2nd Officeras 2nd Officer
    Helen O'Reilly
    • Female Passengeras Female Passenger
    • Director
      • Maurice Sweeney
    • Writers
      • Colin Herber-Percy
      • Lyall B. Watson
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      Frank Bell is incorrectly informed by his father Chief Engineer Joseph Bell that you have to be 16 years old to work on a White Star Line ship. In fact 2 members of Titanic's crew were aged just 14. Neither of them survived the sinking.
    • Connections
      Featured in Terra Mater: Die Helden der Titanic (2012)

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    7/10
    A Good Tribute To The Engineers And Electricians Of Titanic
    We are not talking here about a Hollywood blockbuster with mega-stars in a soap opera love story about the sinking of the Titanic. Far from it. This is really more of a behind the scenes docu-drama, offering a look at the struggles of the engineering and electrical crew on the great ship as they fight to keep Titanic afloat as long as possible so that more people can be saved, many sacrificing themselves in the process. It's a nice tribute, certainly mostly dramatized but believable, and it makes no real attempt to dazzle the viewer. It just tells the story.

    It's slow starting, picking up with the Titanic undergoing sea trials before the beginning of her doomed voyage, and introducing us to the various characters, supposedly based on the testimony of one of the engineers to a tribunal set up in New York City, which is desperately trying to create heroes out of the disaster. We get a sense of the grandeur of the Titanic, but mostly we get a very believable sense of the hot and grimy work taking place deep in the bowels of the ship, as coal is shovelled and the engines are kept burning. The entire focus is on the engineering crew and a handful of electricians. We never see the rest of the crew and no mention is made of anyone else, although there are a handful of scenes including passengers. As the water pours in, you do feel the increasing desperation and your admiration for these men grows as they fight the odds.

    There's a good depiction of religious tensions in this (the Protestant- Catholic rivalry in Ireland is very present) and we see the class divisions of the Titanic, not among the passengers, but among the crew themselves, who are segregated into increasingly less comfortable quarters depending on their jobs. All in all, it's a pretty straightforward account of a chaotic event, and of how people handled the chaos. (7/10)
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Salvar el Titanic
    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion
      • Tile Films
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    • Budget
      • €1,600,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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