The Titanic [1996]

Catherine Zeta Jones breathes beauty and charm into this film made for TV, and premiered on CBS USA in 1996.Her character of Mrs Parradine and her previous love affair with Wynne Park (George C Scott)unfolds as the fate of the ship unfolds.Isobella Parradine is in mourning for her socialite Aunt. The chance meeting with Wynne Park on his way to open Tin Mines in Bolivia on one of his regular crossings transforms her clothes to red and to cream, only to change them back to black with his death after the sinking.The Titanic struck an iceberg at 11.39pm on April 14 1912, and finally slipped to its resting place at 2.40 am April 15th 1912. Catherine Zeta Jones emerges as a diva of high drama as she laments his death on the deck of the rescue ship Carpathian. Fortunately for her character she is able to be reunited with her daughter (who is really Wynne Parks)and wealthy husband Eddie at pier 54, Little West Street New York. Tim Currie in contrast plays a rougish steward, planning ways to rob the first class guests on reaching New York, and rapes a third class Danish girl on her way to be a Christian nurse. He later stows away disguised as a woman, during the women and children first protocol, with his bag of loot, only to be knocked overboard by an oar when he blows his cover. He has befriended a young thief and pick pocket, who survives due to accidentally falling into a lifeboat,this is a take on of an actual event when a 23 year old crew member jumped ship at Queenstown Ireland hidden amongst mailbags, in a 'tender' boat because of a superstitious feeling which proved correct. It is a pity director Robert Lieberman did not have the later phorensic evidence at his disposal, as he shows Titanic sinking complete, and not with the dramatic breaking in two between the 2nd and 3rd funnels. Also, presently on this day of the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the Titanic (01/09/1985) The theory is that the Californian was further away than 19 miles, and could only have seen the misleading white flares;and likewise there is a question about whether J Bruce Ismay, the chairman of the White Star Line actually overrode Captain Edward Smith's authority, and forced the engine room to maintain an unsafe speed.21 knotts was the normal cruising speed.The Captain had heeded some warnings and charted a new course, but the radio operators, employed directly by the Marconi Co. for the convenience of 1st class passengers, had actually failed to notify the Bridge of two distinct warnings of drifting ice, with the exact co-ordinates. Some evidence of inexperienced handling by the wheelhouse is bourne out, as the rudder although smaller than those fitted by Cunard (Luciana),could have turned the ship in time, if forward speed had been maintained.This was proved by the performance of the Olympic, the sister ship to the Titanic, during the first world war. Who in their right mind would deprive the eyes of the ship-the Crows Nest look out- at night, of their Binoculars. There seems to be some aggreement on this point. The one and a half inch steel of the hull had been rendered brittle by the unusually cold conditions, and the impact caused it to buckle and pop the rivets, rather than break. Ships searching the area days later picking up the bodies of the dead, identified the iceberg from the remains of paint deposited as the Titanic scraped by. Hypothermia was the cause of most deaths in water below -2c.In those days a ship carried lifeboats according to its gross tonnage, and not according to the potential human capacity. Apart from factual discrepencies, this film is too dark and muted in colour, as though viewed all the time through sepia lenses. It is presented as a period piece and the record of an unbeleivable disaster, which should have been a routine journey from Southampton; but if it were not for the dramas and love stories and inspirational perfomances by the likes of Catherine Zeta Jones and Tim Currie, it would be a slightly dreary affair.

The bad stuff: Video quality is not great. Should have a Blu-ray transfer. I love Tim Curry but this is not a good one for him. The whole fictional subplot including R#pe is an awful extension to a very full real life plot. The dvd synopsis is embarrassing. Calling it the hms titanic and not the RMS Titanic. The good stuff: It is well scripted and very watchable for its generous run time. Better than a couple of other versions. The 2012 version is a confusing Tarantino style plotted continuity mess. This 1996 tv movie is so much better if nowhere near A Night to Remember or the new BBC 2025 docudrama. Still worth a look.

Order the Titanic DVD for my brother to go towards Titanic collection we sat down and watched it and it's a brilliant DVD to watch I'll give it 10 out of 10 good delivery good packaging and delivery driver was brilliant as well polite and well-mannered thank you to the delivery driver, good value for money 👍👍👍👍👍

Very beautiful box set containing the mini series with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Peter Gallagher and 12 items of replica memorabilia!!! See my pictures attached! I already own the movie as I purchased the previous dvd version released in 2007. Anyway, I wanted this Anniversary Edition most of all for the historical souvenirs and the elegant cover of the box set!!! Honestly, I started to watch the movie at the time but I have never finished to see it. I hope this version is remastered, but from some reviews it seems that picture and audio quality are not so perfect. By the way, the product (new and factory sealed) was a bargain at only less than 4 euros!!! Thank you Amazon!!!!!

Shows in some ways what life was like in 1912 with extremes of both wealth and poverty. The technology of the age is also apparent. All the time one is waiting for what is coming next and how people will react. A piece of history. Have watched it several times and expect to watch it again.

Pretty good spinning of the Titanic yarn for a TV movie. The DVD is simply appalling. Dark,murky,devoid of sharpness and detail. Putting a 3 hour movie on a single layer disk is asking for problems and there are many. Macro-blocking in rapid motion scenes. Most of the movie is shot in darkness and the murky dull image makes it unwatchable. This is the kind of crap you buy in the bargain bin at discounters. This DVD is to be avoided.

Arrived a bit lat late, but my friend and i enjoyed it, a dark film not one of kathrine zeta jones blockbuster films, not in the class as the bloclbuster film but the main story of titanic will live forever in us all for a long time tragic how many lives were lost. michael

Cover graphics are quite spooky! Fantastic film from the original mini series with some excellent side stories running along with the disastrous main theme itself. Superb little bonuses in the form of the collectors memorabilia. Well worth the money.

Sehr guter Film, der kurz vor James Camerons Film veröffentlicht wurde. Als Kind habe ich den Film gern gesehen. Nun habe ich die DVD bestellt und war wirklich begeistert. Die Kulissen sind besser, als ich es in Erinnerung hatte. Es gibt verschiedene Handlungen, nicht nur eine einzige, wie bei Camerons Film. Trotz des geringen Budgets gibt es stellenweise sehr gute Aussenszenen vom Schiff. Natürlich sind auch weniger gute dabei, aber darüber kann ich sehr gut hinwegsehen. Der Film muss sich in keinster Weise verstecken. Nicht zuletzt wegen der wunderbaren Darbietungen von Catherine Zeta-Jones und Peter Gallagher sowie die aus dem deutschen Fernsehen bekannte Sonsee, sticht dieser Film meiner Meinung nach heraus! Absolute Kaufempfehlung!!!

la vente, le déroulement de la livraison et le produit sont et ont été traité a la hauteur des exigence de ce fantastique film retraçant une des catastrophe les plus mortels et connus d'une période importante de l'histoire !

aun que me hubiera gustado poder tenerla en castellano aun que solo fuera con subtitulos me hubiera conformado solo eso

Questo cofanetto contiene il telefilm con Catherine Zeta-Jones e Peter Gallagher e 12 repliche storiche. La copertina è davvero bella e molto colorata. Possedevo già questo DVD avendolo comprato in precedenza; ho infatti la versione uscita nel 2007 che tuttavia non ho mai finito di vedere. Ovviamente questa serie non ha nulla a che vedere con il film di Camerom però per tutti gli amanti del Titanic è un Must Have! Nonostante il dvd doppione che mi ritrovo adesso, ho deciso comunque di acquistare questo prodotto, perché da una parte volevo i souvenirs e dall'altra mi piaceva esteticamente questa nuova edizione speciale del Centenario, oltretutto il prezzo a cui veniva venduto era davvero un affare (neanche 4 euro!). Grazie Amazon! Nota Bene: Ho visto che il prezzo è aumentato di botto dopo poco! A mio avviso è una cifra esagerata (non so se sia dovuto al fatto che probabilmente questa special edition è fuori produzione o ce ne sono poche copie in giro). Credo piuttosto che il prodotto possa valere dai 10 ai 20 euro, non di più...

Me gusta mucho esta película, es una pena que no se la conozca más. Los actores lo hacen muy bien y la escenografía está muy cuidada.