James Cameron has long had a fascination with shipwrecks, and for him the RMS Titanic was "the Mount Everest of shipwrecks". He was almost past the point in his life when he felt he could consider an undersea expedition, but said he still had "a mental restlessness" to live the life he had turned away from when he switched from the sciences to the arts in college. So when an IMAX film was made from footage shot of the wreck itself, he decided to seek Hollywood funding to "pay for an expedition and do the same thing". It was "not because I particularly wanted to make the movie," Cameron said. "I wanted to dive to the shipwreck."
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Oscars 11 awards / 14 nominations Golden Globes 4 awards / 8 nominations SAG Awards 1 award / 2 nominations Saturn Awards 1 award European Film Awards 1 award / 2 nominations MTV Awards 2 awards / 8 nominations Annie Awards 1 award Critics Choice Awards 1 award / 2 nominations BAFTA Awards 9 nominations César Awards 1 nomination
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- Ethan Hawke relieved he lost ‘Titanic’ role to Leonardo DiCaprio NME September 2, 2025
- Kate Winslet gets emotional as 'Titanic' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio praises her work Geo News November 21, 2024
- 'Titanic' couple Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite at special screening of Lee; fans REACT Times of India November 20, 2024
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Titanic (Music from the Motion Picture)
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- 1 James Horner & OrchestraNever an Absolution 3:03
- 2 James Horner & OrchestraDistant Memories 2:24
- 3 James Horner & OrchestraSouthampton 4:02
- 4 James Horner & Titanic OrchestraRose (Instrumental) 2:52
- 5 James Horner & OrchestraLeaving Port 3:26
- 6 James Horner & Orchestra"Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch" 4:31
- 7 James Horner & Orchestra"Hard to Starboard" 6:53
- 8 James Horner & OrchestraUnable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave 3:56
- 9 James Horner & OrchestraThe Sinking 5:05
- 10 James Horner & OrchestraDeath of Titanic 8:26
- 11 James Horner & OrchestraA Promise Kept 6:03
- 12 James Horner & OrchestraA Life So Changed 2:13
- 13 James Horner & OrchestraAn Ocean of Memories 7:58
- 14 James Horner & Céline DionMy Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from "Titanic") 5:11
- 15 James Horner & OrchestraHymn to the Sea 6:26
Titanic
(1997)19
" Nothing on Earth could come between them."
| Country | |
| Spoken Language | english, french, deutsch, swedish, italian, russian |
| Runtime | 3 hr 14 min |
| Budget | $200 000 000 59 |
| Premiere: World | $2 264 812 968 4 November 18, 1997 |
| USA | $659 363 944 |
| Other countries | $1 605 449 024 |
| Box Office – Budget | $2 064 812 968 |
| Premiere: USA | $659 363 944 9 December 14, 1997 |
| first day | $172 042 |
| theaters | 87 |
| rollout | 35 days |
| Digital: World | September 3, 2012 |
| Parental Advisory | Frightening & Intense Scenes, Profanity, Violence & Gore, ... |
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| Production Companies | |
| Also Known As | Planet Ice United States |
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A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Сast and Crew
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The Historical Event
The film "Titanic" is based on the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The disaster resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.
The Ship
- Construction: The Titanic was built by the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast. It was the largest ship afloat at the time of its maiden voyage.
- Design: The ship was designed to be the epitome of luxury and comfort, featuring lavish interiors and advanced safety features, although it only had enough lifeboats for about half of those on board.
The Voyage
- Departure: The Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912, from Southampton, England, with stops in Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland, before heading towards New York City.
- Iceberg Collision: On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at around 11:40 PM ship's time. The collision caused the ship's hull plates to buckle inwards along her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea.
- Sinking: The ship sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, at 2:20 AM, with the loss of over 1,500 lives.
Survivors and Casualties
The survivors were rescued by the RMS Carpathia, which arrived at the scene approximately an hour and a half after the Titanic had sunk. The disaster led to significant changes in maritime regulations, including the requirement for sufficient lifeboats for all passengers and the establishment of the International Ice Patrol.
Historical Accuracy of the Film
Directed by James Cameron, the film "Titanic" is renowned for its attention to historical detail, particularly in its depiction of the ship's design, the sequence of events leading to the sinking, and the portrayal of the class distinctions among passengers. However, the central love story between the characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet is fictional. The film does include real-life figures such as Kathy Bates as Molly Brown, who was a passenger on the Titanic and became known for her efforts to help others during the disaster.
While the film takes creative liberties with certain aspects of the story, it remains a powerful dramatization of the real-life tragedy and has contributed to the enduring legacy of the Titanic disaster in popular culture.
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I watched it more than five times. Cameron shot a great melodrama, in which, in addition to a wide emotional palette, there is also a critique of class inequality and the enormous influence of the human factor on the main water disaster of the last century. I recommend seeing it
A film for the ages. It is good both as a drama (exciting) and as a disaster film (spectacular). The only negative is that Winslet looks like DiCaprio’s mother. Although I still believe in the feelings of their characters. The moment when the grandmother goes to her forefathers is very heartfelt.
A great film about a great love. All the girls fell in love with DiCaprio at one time or another. There is nothing more to say here.
A stunning cinematic epic, visually and emotionally stunning. The excellent acting and gripping story make it one of the greatest films about love and survival.
Excellent film, one of my favorites! The music flies into the soul. When you’re dead drunk goes down with a bang as for me. The film is generally an acquired taste.
The ship’s captain assembles a crew. — There are two news, good and bad… I’ll start with the good: We were given 11 Oscars…
Leonardo DiCaprio. Kate Winslet. James Cameron. Definitely a classic masterpiece of world cinema that will never be lost in time. An unusually vivid and authentically depicted disaster.
A stunning movie on a grand scale with a wonderful love story. Nothing like this has been filmed since then and is unlikely to be filmed.
I love this movie. My favourite part is after the crash, when there’s a chaos on the ship, people’s cry, people’s dying, Billy Zane is trying to kill DiCaprio. It was worth being seeing.
Finally, after many years, I re-watched this film. It made a certain impression on me (that I didn’t understand earlier when watching it). Classics will live forever. It’s scary to realize that this tragedy really happened, looking at these scenes in the film. Let’s play the last song.
Rewatched it in 3D. It still looks great in 2023. Those who haven’t seen it for a long time can watch it again.
It’s as catchy as before. Epicness, scale, drama, love, detail. True, this time for some reason I was more impressed by Winslet than by DiCaprio
It’s fashionable to watch the film 1000 times, it’s a world classic. The atmosphere of that era is conveyed very well, the director shows everything very convincingly from the screen, it is impossible to remain indifferent.
3 hours of lecture on YouTube about the Titanic turned out to be much more interesting than the movie itself. But, as they say, if you don’t try, you won’t know.
Now it’s hard to imagine the film Titanic, without the handsome Leonardo DiCaprio and the beautiful actress Kate Winslet, and where without the virtuoso Celine Dion with her charming song My Heart Will Go On🤩
When Rose goes down in the boat and Jack is illuminated by a flare charge, you take it for granted that not only girls can cry…
Spectacular, atmospheric, gorgeous film. The music is simply magical. Already goosebumps. It is usually difficult to watch a film that is more than two hours long, but I can watch this film as much as I want and not get tired of it. And the scenes of the disaster itself are very cool. Worth watching at least once.
The Titanic sank on the night of April 14-15, 1912, 2 hours and 40 minutes after hitting an iceberg. A deep bow and a huge thank you to James Cameron and all the participants in this project for creating "Titanic". The film has rightfully become a masterpiece and a classic of cinema.
The film was just beginning, and I was almost crying in anticipation of the upcoming amazing event, which the director would lead to for 3 hours. There is a true feeling of hopelessness when you know that all events are inevitable. The dead must remain dead, universal law
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