Titanic
by Herbert Selpin, Werner Klingler
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Actor: Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Hans Nielsen, Karl Schönböck, Kirsten Heiberg, Sybille SchmitzDirector: Herbert Selpin, Werner Klingler
Brand: Kino International
Cinematographer: Friedl Behn-Grund
Writer: Herbert Selpin
Editor: Friedel Buckow
Writer: Hansi Köck
Writer: Harald Bratt
Writer: Walter Zerlett-Olfenius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); German (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 3132
Studio: Kino Video
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Movie Reviews of Titanic
Movie Review: An important DVD for Rivet Counters
Summary: 5 Stars
I must confess that I am a devout 'Rivet Counter', aka Titanic buff. I found this DVD, particularly the 'extras', to be a valuable addition to my library.
The DVD includes an advertising film from White Star, showing the amenities aboard the Olympic, one of Titanic's sister ships. It gives an excellent idea of the atmosphere aboard a great Edwardian liner.
Also included is the notorious newsreel, cobbled together in 1912, purporting to show Captain Smith on board Titanic before leaving Southampton. The scenes were actually shot on Olympic, in New York harbor, but the producers of the film cleverly disguised this by painting out any incriminating evidence, such as the words 'New York' on the sterns of the tugboats.
Now for the film itself. It's actually quite impressive, given the time and place where it was produced, and of course, provided you take it all with a healthy pinch of salt.
The plot takes various liberties with the truth, largely for propaganda reasons. Titanic was the fastest ship in the world, and Captain Smith was pressured by the evil Bruce Ismay (who had brought his mistress on board with him) into taking the dangerous Northern route, to save time. Winning the Blue Riband would improve the value of White Star stock, much to the dismay of Astor, who was plotting against them. Meanwhile, the only sane man aboard was First Officer Petersen (who happened to be German) who spends his time helping the passengers while his English officers and their Capitalist bosses plot their own downfall......
Lies, all lies....
However, just put all that to one side and enjoy the film. It really isn't bad, and the special effects are excellent for their day. I understand that some scenes were used in 'A Night to Remember'. It's also amusing to spot the plot elements that Cameron lifted for his Titanic epic.
As far as I could work out, Petersen replaced the real character Chief Officer Wilde (not Second Officer Lightoller, as others have suggested, since at one point he actually talks to Lightoller). The subtitles have some strange anomalies - First Officer Murdoch's name is translated throughout as 'Morlock' - when the captain asks for a CQD message to be sent, this is translated as 'SOS' (which is right, in spirit, but not in letter). But these are just quibbles from a 'Rivet Counter'
Definitely worth adding to your collection.
Summary of Titanic
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