The late norman rossington appeared in this movie as the masteratarms, and in a night to remember 1958 as the 3rd class chief hall steward, who has a hard time communicating with some of the nonenglish speaking passengers. Titanics story has become a popular 20thcentury tale of humans mechanical hubris and roy ward bakers a night to remember, based on a book of survivors accounts, does an excellent job capturing this horrific event. A night to remember, british docudrama film, released in 1958, that is an adaptation of walter lords bestselling book 1955 about the sinking of the passenger liner titanic. A night to remember is based on walter lords book of the same title. I have recently come up with an idea of writing a screenplay for a remake of a night to remember 1958, the film was interesting to watch but had many historical innacuraccies, like christening the titanic hehe. Titanic a night to remember 1958 and others movies of titanic. A night to remember and the night lives on the titanic.
This film is superb, it has everything you want that would please a titanic buff. I love a night to remember, but the one major inaccuracy is of course the ship sinking in one piece. Titanics 2nd officer lightoller in a night to remember. A night to remember 1958 trailer sinking of the titanic hd. Vitals kenneth more as charles lightoller, second officer of the rms titanic north atlantic ocean, april 1912 film.
A night to remember 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Im new to this forum but i have been a titanic fan ever since i was 6. This video is for entertainment and educational purposes. A night to remember is a 1958 british drama film adaptation of walter lords 1955 book, which recounts the final night of rms titanic. On its maiden voyage in april 1912, the supposedly unsinkable rms titanic hits an iceberg in the atlantic ocean. With leonardo dicaprio, kate winslet, billy zane, kathy bates.
It was filmed in the united kingdom and tells the story of. Is james camerons iconic blockbuster merely a remake of the classic british. A night to remember, the 1958 british film adaptation of walter lords 1955 book about the brief life and agonizing death of the titanic, has proven unsinkable. The sinking of the titanic the titanic chronicles book 1 kindle edition by lord, walter. The original titanic movie the story of a night to remember duration.
In my opinion, this is the best titanic movie of all time. I made a new fan trailer for the 1958 titanic film, a night to remember. With david janssen, cloris leachman, harry andrews, david battley. Titanic film a night to remember from criterion the. Unlike titanic, in a night to remember, the titanic takes only 20 minutes to hit ice.
A trailer i made for the 1958 titanic movie a night to remember. In recent years a certain titanic movie has become known as the titanics most impressive appearance on celluloid. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the complete titanic chronicles. With its olympian yet unfailingly lifesize view of the disaster that scuttled illusions of twentiethcentury humanitys mechanical infallibility, it has a power to move audiences thats impervious to age, imitation. A night to remember titanic sinking with breakup scene. The movie is noted for its accuracy and emotional resonance. A night to remember with olympic and britannic footage. The original trailer in good definition of a night to remember directed by roy ward baker and starring kenneth. The unsinkable titanic was four city blocks long, with a french sidewalk cafe, private promenade decks, and the latest, most ingenious safety devices. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. The ship had about 2,200 passengers and only 705 survived the sinking. Criterion is rereleasing a night to remember, roy ward bakers sober movie about the titanic disaster, in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking. It was filmed in the united kingdom and tells the story of the sinking.
A night to remember 1958 titanic hits the iceberg youtube. James camerons titanic is an epic, actionpacked romance set against the illfated maiden voyage of the r. Youtube does seem to operate in a gray area as mike said, but theyre getting more and more negative attention for it all the time. As for titanic97 well at least they did do a great job in recreating the titanic and her interiors. On its maiden voyage in april 1912, the supposedly unsinkable r. Remember the night has a great cast of 1930s character actors, and appalling servant charactersparticularly offensive is an idiot black servant role typical of the stepandfetchit characterizations of blacks in early american films.
A detailed look at the multiple similarities between the two films. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. Music featured in a night to remember encyclopedia. The sinking of the titanic the titanic chronicles book 1. Have to say the white laborer on macmurrays mothers farm is also depicted as extremely slow if not an. In 1958, the british movie a night to remember, directed by roy ward baker, attempted to do justice to the story on film. A night to remember 1958 fan trailer sinking of the titanic. The making of a night to remember 1993, a sixtyminute documentary featuring producer william macquittys rare behindthescenes footage archival interview with titanic. A night to remember and the night lives on the titanic chronicles kindle edition by lord, walter.
A sub for discussion of all things titanic the ship, the history, and of course, the numerous films. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. Night to remember featured titanic survivor from alabama. A night to remember is dramatic and suspenseful, and one key element that. Ive reedited this trailer a couple times because i kept finding things i wanted. 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. Now that i think about it, i might make videos where i modify titanic movies, i have already done it with a night to remember and now titanic 1997. 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 a germanlanguage film about the disaster in 1929, the film.
Before walter lords book a night to remember debuted in the movies, it appeared as a hour long television drama. New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the bluray edition. James camerons movie thats a love story set against the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a night to remember. The production team, supervised by producer william macquitty, used blueprints from the ship to recreate. Titanic vs a night to remember encyclopedia titanica. National catholic register based on the 1955 bestseller by walter lord, roy ward bakers 1958 britishmade docudrama a night to remember remains the clearest, most honorable cinematic depiction of the titanic disaster, easily eclipsing the earlier 1953 hollywood melodrama titanic as well as the much later. A night to remember is the classic 1958 film that recounts the sinking of the rms titanic, which occurred on the night of april 15, 1912.
A night to remember chronicles one of the most famous. We started it when we started the movie and literally finished the moment the credits ended. In my opinion a night to remember beats titanic97 in the historical context that a night to remember is very,very much more historically accurate than titanic97. A night to remember is a 1958 golden globe awardwinning docudrama film adaptation of walter lords book of the same name, recounting the final night of the rms titanic. Adapted by eric ambler and directed by roy ward baker, the film stars kenneth more and features michael goodliffe, laurence naismith, kenneth griffith, david mccallum and tucker mcguire. A night to remember the 1958 british movie starring kenneth more is mainly about the officers. So i decided to edit in the scene of the ship splitting in two from. In a night of unforgettable tragedy, the titanic, the worlds largest liner on its maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the north atlantic at 11. It was adapted by eric ambler, directed by roy ward baker, and filmed in the united kingdom. Is james camerons iconic blockbuster merely a remake of the classic british film from 1958. 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 ill. Marking the 100th anniversary of the illfated titanic with a look at roy ward bakers 1958 film a night to remember the rms titanic sails into queenstown, ireland before heading out to sea on april 10, 1912, the rms titanic set sail from southampton on her illfated maiden voyage to new york.
Hey all, anyone have any sort of list of titles of the music in the film. Titanic is abysmal on every level but technical efficiency, which is hardy an achievement worth crowing about given its. In a night to remember 1958, the titanic only has steam. Ever since the sinking of the rms titanic during its maiden trip across the atlantic in 1912, the story has fascinated the public. A night to remember is a, forgive the pun, first class film. Audio commentary by don lynch and ken marschall, author and illustrator of titanic. Then, the movie depicts the ensuing chaos on all decks, the trapped third class, the rush to the top decks, sleepy passengers who slowly crawl out of bed, the musicians playing softly in the background, and eventually the survivors watching from their lifeboats. The original titanic movie the story of a night to remember. With kenneth more, ronald allen, robert ayres, honor blackman. A sidebyside, shotforshot comparison between a night to remember 1958 and titanic 1997. This bluray version is part of the criterion collection of classic films, and is truly outstanding in every way. A night to remember vs titanic steve hoffman music.
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