A Night to Remember
The night the unsinkable sank
A Night to Remember (1958)
Timing:
2:3 (123 min)
7.579/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Action, History
Budget
$1 680 000
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Anthony Bushell, John Cairney, Jill Dixon, Jane Downs, James Dyrenforth, Michael Goodliffe
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
William MacQuitty, Earl St. John
Operator
Composer
William Alwyn
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
What's left behind the scenes
- A film adaptation of Walter Lord's historical non-fiction book "The Last Night of the Titanic" (original title "A Night to Remember").
- The ship's blueprints were used in the construction of the sets, and the fourth officer of the Titanic, Joseph Boxhall, and Commodore Harry Grattidge of the Cunard Line served as consultants.
- Notably, the film used individual materials from the 1943 German film "Titanic" – specifically, the view of a model sailing during the day and the foamy wake behind the stern. The film is also distinguished by being the first to depict the gradual, smooth sinking of the ship and its movement during submersion. It also features Thomas Andrews and Wallace Hartley for the first time.
- The film contains a historical inaccuracy: the opening scenes show a ship christening ceremony with a bottle of champagne. In reality, no such ceremony was held for the "Titanic"—the White Star Line consciously did not adhere to this practice.
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