Titanic
Directed by	Jean Negulesco
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Written by	Charles Brackett Richard L. Breen Walter Reisch
Starring	Clifton Webb Barbara Stanwyck Robert Wagner Audrey Dalton Thelma Ritter
Music by	Sol Kaplan
Cinematography	Joseph MacDonald
Editing by	Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Released	April 16, 1953
Running time	98 min.
Language	English
Budget	N/A
IMDb profile

Titanic is a 1953 dramatic movie directed by Jean Negulesco. The film is not to be confused with the movie with the same title made in 1997. Its plot, like in the 1997 movie, is centered around the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, which took place in April 1912. Titanic (1953) movie poster This is a copyrighted poster. ... Jean Negulesco (Craiova, Romania, February 26, 1900–July 18, 1993), also known as Jean Negulescu, was a Romanian-born American film director. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... Mark Stevens and Clifton Webb in The Dark Corner Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor. ... Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. ... Robert John Wagner (born 10 February 1930 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Audrey Dalton (born January 21, 1934 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish television and film actress. ... Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 4, 1969) was an American character actress of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Sol Kaplan (April 9, 1919 - November 14, 1990) was a prolific film and television music composer. ... Louis R. Loeffler (February 24, 1897–April 22, 1972) was an American Academy Award-nominated film editor. ... 20th Century Fox logo Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... There are many articles named Drama: Drama, the art form. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Jean Negulesco (Craiova, Romania, February 26, 1900–July 18, 1993), also known as Jean Negulescu, was a Romanian-born American film director. ... Titanic is an Academy Award winning 1997 dramatic film released by 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... RMS Titanic was the second of a trio of superliners intended to dominate the transatlantic travel business. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Tagline: TITANIC in Emotion...in Spectacle...in Climax...in Cast!

Plot summary

Richard Ward and Julia Sturges, a divorcing couple are traveling in First Class on the R.M.S. Titanic. Determined to remove her family from Richard's "high society" world, Julia secretly takes their two children: seventeen-year-old Annette and ten-year-old Norman on the Titanic and plans to raise them in her hometown of Mecannack, Michigan. However, after he learns of her plans, Richard buys a steerage ticket aboard the vessel in hopes of reconciling with his family.

Also aboard is a twenty-year-old cricket player Gifford Rogers, who falls for Annette, and suspended priest George S. Headley who has become an alcoholic.

Reception

The film was a hit and it touched and terrified moviegoers around the world. It also helped spawn new interest in the Titanic sinking which increased phenomenally with the 1955 release of Walter Lord's bestselling nonfiction account of the disaster, A Night to Remember. See also A Night to Remember (album) for the Cyndi Lauper album by this name. ...

Real Titanic passengers and crew who were portrayed in the film, or referenced in the script, included John Jacob Astor IV, Madeleine Astor, Isidor Straus, Capt. Edward J. Smith, Second Officer Charles Lightoller, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. John Astor IV and Madeleine Astor Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 - April 15, 1912) was a businessman, inventor, writer and a member of the prominent Astor family. ... John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Astor Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick Fiermonte (June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was born in Brooklyn, New York City and became famous in 1911 when she married millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. While traveling abroad to avoid the gossip generated by her marriage, Madeleine Astor... Isidor Straus Isidor Straus, a. ... For the recipient of the Victoria Cross see Edward Smith (VC); for the science fiction writer, see E. E. Smith. ... Cmdr. ... Benjamin Guggenheim (October 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman. ... Lady Duff Gordon (Lucile) with a model in her New York salon, 1916 (photo: Arnold Genthe) Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon (June 13, 1863 – April 20, 1935) was a leading fashion designer in the early 20th century, and the chief rival to Paris avant garde couturier Paul Poiret. ...

Trivia

In the opening sequence, when gifts are being sent to the Astors, Gugenhiems and others, all the characters mentioned ended up dying.

Main cast

• Clifton Webb - Richard Ward Sturges
• Barbara Stanwyck - Julia Sturges
• Robert Wagner - Gifford Rogers
• Audrey Dalton - Annette Sturges
• Thelma Ritter - Maude Young
• Brian Aherne - Captain Edward J. Smith
• Richard Basehart - George S. Headley
• Allyn Joslyn - Earl Meeker

Mark Stevens and Clifton Webb in The Dark Corner Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor. ... Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. ... Robert John Wagner (born 10 February 1930 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Audrey Dalton (born January 21, 1934 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish television and film actress. ... Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 4, 1969) was an American character actress of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Brian Aherne (May 2, 1902 – February 10, 1986) was an English film actor who found success in Hollywood. ... Richard Basehart Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 - September 17, 1984) was an American actor. ... Allyn Joslyn Allyn Joslyn (July 21, 1901 — January 21, 1981) was an American stage, film and television actor. ...

Other Titanic movies

• Titanic (1915)
• Titanic (1943)
• A Night to Remember (1958)
• Titanic (1996)
• Titanic (1997)

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External links

• Titanic (1953) at The Internet Movie Database
• Titanic (1953) at Rotten Tomatoes