A Night to Remember
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Add a Quote(Final Title Card) "But this is not the end of the story ~ for their sacrifice was not in vain. Today there are lifeboats for all. Unceasing radio vigil and, in the North Atlantic, The International Ice Patrol guards the sea lanes making them safe for the peoples of the world."
(On The Carpathia, after the Titanic sank) Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam: "Excuse me, sir." Capt. Arthur Rostron: "Oh Cottam, yes, what is it?" Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam: "A message from The Californian, sir -- she's nearby. Just heard about The Titanic. Wants to know if there's anything she can do." Capt. Arthur Rostron: "Tell them: "No, nothing. Everything that was humanly possible... has been done." " (cut to Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller of The Titanic, staring solemnly)
Captain Edward J. Smith (of The Titanic): "...How long will she last?" Andrews: "Just trying to work that out, now. As far as I can see, she made fourteen feet of water in the first ten minutes after the collision. That's not very fast. She should live... another... hour and a half. Yes. About that, I should think." Captain Edward J. Smith: "There must be no panic." Andrews: "No." Captain Edward J. Smith: "You'll be careful of what you say to the passengers." Andrews: "Of course... How many people are there on board?" Captain Edward J. Smith: "2200, or more. And room in the boats for...? How many?" Andrews: "1200." Captain Edward J. Smith: "I don't think the Board of Trade regulations ever visualized this situation. Do you?"
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller (comes onto Carpathia's bridge): "Sir?" Capt. Arthur Rostron: "We're at the place now. I thought you'd like to see for yourself." Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: "Oh yes. Thank you, sir." Capt. Arthur Rostron: "We've only found one body, I'm afraid. The rest must have been carried further on by the current. Of course, we'll go on searching for survivors until we turn back to New York." Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: "Yes sir. How many...?" Capt. Arthur Rostron: "The purser's checked the figures now. We have on board 705 survivors. Several of those in the boats were dead, I'm afraid." Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: "1500 lost." Capt. Arthur Rostron: "That's right, yes."
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Add a CommentUm, why is this categorized under "Marine Accidents -- Pacific Ocean"? The Titanic went down in the North Atlantic.
An impressive film with a more in-depth approach to factual detail of the tragedy, unlike James Cameron's melodramatic box office biggie following it forty years later. We're shown the irresponsibly of the wireless operator as he neglects the crucially important warning of icebergs; the irony of the ship The Californian being within ten miles of the horror; the heroic efforts of second officer Herbert Lightroller... Amazing pieces of the puzzle that weren't considered important enough for inclusion in the '97 blockbuster. Oh well. This one was enthralling, albeit lacking in glamour and glitz. Highly recommended. FIVE STARS.
Very well done movie. A pleasure to watch. I would recommend this movie for all to see. No fast forwarding on this one. A++ DVD
Despite a few historical inaccuracies (mostly excusable because they represented the beliefs of experts in 1958, but have since been refuted by more recent discoveries), this remains one of the best tellings of the Titanic story - no fictional "upstairs-downstairs" love stories, no estranged couples finding reconciliation as the ship goes down - just an excellent true-to-the-story historical document.
@ books_rock: No, there were a few before this one. Here is a list and a brief history of them all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_about_the_RMS_Titanic Of note, there was one made and released just 29 days after the sinking. It starred one of the actual passengers. She used the actual dress she was wearing the night Titanic sank. As well, the movie, "Titanic", was made during WWII, as a Nazi propoganda film. It commissioned a ship called the SS Cap Arcona to make the movie. It is a very interesting tale - the making of it, the fact it was banned in Germany by the Nazis, and what happened to the director of the film. The most incredible part of this story is the real history of the SS Cap Arcona afterwards, with an even greater loss of life than that aboard the Titanic. Scenes from that movie and that ship were actually used in this movie, but never credited. A Night to Remember is regarded as the first well made film about Titanic.
Is this the original movie
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