An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
- College Girl
- (uncredited)
- Jean Pablo Uzcadum
- (uncredited)
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
- First Officer Murdock
- (uncredited)
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
- Dock Official
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the boarding of the lifeboats, Norman changes seats with a woman who arrives at the last moment when the boat was completely full. This was inspired by the action of a Mexican passenger in first class named Manuel Uruchurtu, who did the same thing to a woman from second class who was refused a seat on the lifeboat. After he gave up his seat to her, he asked her to travel to Mexico, if she survived, and tell his wife what happened. His body was never found.
- GoofsNone of the First or Second Class Children died in the sinking apart from one young First Class girl, Lorraine Allison, who died with her parents.
- Quotes
Richard Sturges: [after Richard and Julia have been quarreling over who will have custody of their son] My dear Julia, I've been around enough bridge tables to recognize someone who's holding a high trump - play it now if you will.
Julia Sturges: We'll discuss it later.
Richard Sturges: Now!
Julia Sturges: All right, Richard. One question first?
Richard Sturges: If it's about Norman, you know the answer. No court in the world, no power in the heavens can force me to give up my son.
Julia Sturges: He is not your son.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
- SoundtracksThe British Grenadiers
(uncredited)
Traditional Music
Arranged by Herbert W. Spencer
Played by the band on the Titanic
Built around the domestic drama of a fictional family, the well-known story of the sinking of the Titanic unfolds in an unrelenting and straightforward fashion. Brian Aherne (as the captain) is the victim of delayed and incorrect information and sails the ship right into the iceberg. We get glimpses of the rich and famous who populated the doomed ship as well as the luscious interiors of the ship.
The special effects are tremendous without taking over the film. The final scenes of the sinking ship are awesome. But the story of innocent passengers takes center stage here. Stanwyck and Webb are a squabbling couple with two children. The girl (Audrey Dalton) is a snob who is charmed by a college boy (Robert Wagner). Thelma Ritter plays a Molly Brown- like character addicted to loud jewelry and cards. Richard Basehart plays a defrocked priest. Allyn Joslyn plays the infamous coward who dresses like a woman to gain a seat on a lifeboat. Oh, and that's Mae Marsh the kid gives his seat to.
The final scenes of Webb and son are superb. An excellent film.
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- Y el mar los devoró
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- Budget
- $1,805,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1