Detailed research and comprehensive description made us come up with titanic movie trivia quiz to challenge your memory skills. Titanic is a 1953 american drama film directed by jean negulesco and starring clifton webb and barbara stanwyck. Theres brief nudity a topless rose poses for a nude drawing and sexuality jack and rose make love in the backseat of a car, but the forbidden romance. The true stories that inspired titanic movie characters.
Titanic is a 1943 german propaganda film made during world war ii in berlin by tobis productions for ufa, depicting the catastrophic sinking of rms titanic in 1912. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, titanic had an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at around 23. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the. Many hollywood movies have been made about the titanic disaster. The movie may largely have been set in 1912, but it was utterly contemporary in its feel. With clifton webb, barbara stanwyck, robert wagner, audrey dalton. The first movie about the titanic starred a titanic survivor.
Kenneth more, ronald allen, robert ayres titanic 1943. The 1997 remake film of the same name was released on december 19, 1997, and also distributed by 20th century fox and paramount pictures. The build started march 31, 1909, it was first launched may 11, 1911. Dorothy gibson was already a popular actress when she set. Near the end of the movie, when the titanic is nearly vertical, a man, who is falling off. Dicaprio, 22 years old at the time, was brought to camerons attention by. It is by far the biggest hit of the year and topped the chart on wednesday, despite the debut of titanic. Year title director cast notes 1912 saved from the titanic. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. James camerons titanic, starring leonardo dicaprio and. In 1912, 17yearold society girl rose dewitt bukater boards the ships first class suites with her fiance. In 2012, 100 years after titanic sank, the entire wreck site was mapped for the. You probably already knew that jack and rose, the main characters in the 1997 movie titanic, werent real.
Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, the film is based on accounts of the sinking of the rms titanic, and stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its illfated maiden voyage. James cameron made a notable change for the 3d release in 2012. The first titanic movie, a 10minute short, debuted in 1912, only two months after the titanic sank. The titanic was a luxury british steamship that sank in the early hours of april 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg, leading to the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers and. For years, whether the titanic broke apart as it went under was a highly debated element of titanic history.
A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill. In 2009, james camerons avatar the first film cameron had made since titanic. Back in 1997 and early 1998, the industry model hadnt yet shifted to studios putting their eggs in fewer basketsto execs greenlighting less midbudget. The rms titanic sank in the early morning hours of 15 april 1912 in the north atlantic ocean, four days into the ships maiden voyage from southampton to new york city. The first titanic film was actually made in 1912only a month after the titanic sank. Titanic, a 1996 television miniseries, starring george c. James cameron reveals he made titanic to fund his dive to.
Like a great iron sphinx on the ocean floor, the titanic faces still toward the west, interrupted forever on its only voyage. Imax, a 1995 imax documentary film about the titanic narrated by leonard nimoy. It was a great love story, with an underlying message about female empowerment, she said. One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired numerous works of. It was released a day after the 41st anniversary of the sinking. On 30 april 2019, the facebook page historical pictures renewed interest in an old news story involving the movie titanic, seafood chowder, and the drug pcp phencyclidine, or angel dust. And some of the characters are loosely based on real people. This year, james camerons oscarwinning titanic will mark the 20th anniversary of its release. Interesting behindthescenes secrets about the titanic movie. You know the history and the love story but do you know the facts, figures and tasty trivia behind this blockbuster film. Then it made it reappearance in 1985 when robert ballard discovered the wreckage. On its maiden voyage in april 1912, the supposedly unsinkable rms titanic hits an iceberg in the atlantic ocean. Saved from the titanic, a 1912 film starring titanic survivor dorothy gibson. W hether or not you think rose and jack could both have made it out alive, theres one thing about the movie titanic that is not up for debate.
We see it in the opening shots of titanic, encrusted with the silt of 85 years. The titanic movies complete list from the cinema to tv. An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the illfated ship. The first movie to go to vhs while being still in theatres winning 11 academy awards was titanic. It was thought lost until a collector discovered a copy in his collection in 1998. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co produced, and. Its plot centers on an estranged couple sailing on the illfated maiden voyage of the rms titanic, which took place on april 14, 1912. Despite the fact that there already was a german silent film produced in 1912 just four weeks after the sinking and a british company had released.
Whats dramatically changed since titanic conquered the world is the sheer volume of giant tentpole productions being made by hollywood and the time of year they traditionally open. Like all films based on a true story, the movie added its own fictional elements. He made the edition available at 500 each and then challenged the director and stars of the film titanic 1997 james cameron, leonardo dicaprio, and kate winslet singer celine dion, and the corporations sony music, 20th century fox, and paramount pictures to match him euroforeuro to support her with her bills. Some survivors testified that the ship did break apart as it sunk, while others said that it went under intact. Almost as soon as titanic went into production, it began to go over budget. S titanic and the tragic sea disaster of april 15, 1912. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. With leonardo dicaprio, kate winslet, billy zane, kathy bates. A seventeen year old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. In 1997, titanic came out, and while the press was already saying it would be a flip because of the size of the budget it had, the fact is that titanic broke records, stayed on top for 14 weeks, and for 12 years, it was the highest grossing movie of all time. Titanic 1997 movie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clockwise from top left cameron, winslet and dicaprio get wet. The year was 1997, and at the time titanic was first released in japan on nov. While titanic is now the second highest movie ever, behind another james cameron film, avatar, it is still loved by millions and still.
One of the most beloved films of the 20th century, titanic made james cameron king of the cinematic world. Atlantic, a 1929 film that is highly fictionalized. Parents need to know that james cameron s kingoftheworld saga titanic is one of the highestgrossing movies of all time and is still sure to attract young teen and tween audiences. Theatrically released cinema dramas and documentariesedit. Much of the uncertainty surrounding this was put to rest in 1985 when the wreck of the titanic was discovered in two. The scene of the titanic hitting the iceberg is from the 1937 drama film history is made at night of the fictional ocean liner ss princess irene. Titanic, british luxury passenger liner that sank on april 1415, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to new york city from southampton, england, killing about 1,500 people. Scott, catherine zetajones, peter gallagher, and tim curry. Were cast and crew on the film titanic sickened by pcp. Fifteen years later, titanic has been rereleased in a 3d conversion, in part to coincide with the centennial of the disaster which took place april 15, 1912. Now the iconic filmmaker has revealed he only made the blockbuster film titanic as an excuse for 20th century fox to fund his dive to the wreck of the doomed ocean liner. Titanic is 20, but i just saw it for the first time.
A comment from neil degrasse tyson prompted james cameron to change an important scene in the movie after it was released. Heres a list of notable titanic films, starting with the earliest. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind, but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. It was recently rereleased as a special 10 year anniversary edition a while back.
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