Titanic

Theatrical Release Date: 1997 12 17 (USA) / 2012 04 04 (USA - 3D)

UPC: 097361552248

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: This spectacular epic re-creates the ill-fated maiden voyage of the White Star Line's $7.5 million R.M.S Titanic and the tragic sea disaster of April 15, 1912. Running over three hours and made with the combined contributions of two major studios (20th Century-Fox, Paramount) at a cost of more than $200 million, Titanic ranked as the most expensive film in Hollywood history at the time of its release, and became the most successful. Writer-director James Cameron employed state-of-the-art digital special effects for this production, realized on a monumental scale and spanning eight decades. Inspired by the 1985 discovery of the Titanic in the North Atlantic, the contemporary storyline involves American treasure-seeker Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) retrieving artifacts from the submerged ship. Lovett looks for diamonds but finds a drawing of a young woman, nude except for a necklace. When 102-year-old Rose (Gloria Stuart) reveals she's the person in the portrait, she is summoned to the wreckage site to tell her story of the 56-carat diamond necklace and her experiences of 84 years earlier. The scene then shifts to 1912 Southampton where passengers boarding the Titanic include penniless Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and society girl Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet), returning to Philadelphia with her wealthy fiance Cal Hockley (Billy Zane). After the April 10th launch, Rose develops a passionate interest in Jack, and Cal's reaction is vengeful. At midpoint in the film, the Titanic slides against the iceberg and water rushes into the front compartments. Even engulfed, Cal continues to pursue Jack and Rose as the massive liner begins its descent.

Cameron launched the project after seeing Robert Ballard's 1987 National Geographic documentary on the wreckage. Blueprints of the real Titanic were followed during construction at Fox's custom-built Rosarito, Mexico studio, where a hydraulics system moved an immense model in a 17-million-gallon water tank. During three weeks aboard the Russian ship Academik Keldysh, underwater sequences were filmed with a 35mm camera in a titanium case mounted on the Russian submersible Mir 1. When the submersible neared the wreck, a video camera inside a remote-operated vehicle was sent into the Titanic's 400-foot bow, bringing back footage of staterooms, furniture and chandeliers. On November 1, 1997, the film had its world premiere at the 10th Tokyo International Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Category: Epic

Awards: Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Supporting Actress – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Original Score – null Best Original Song – null Best Original Song – null Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Foreign Language Film – French Academy of Cinema Best Production Design – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Dramatic Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Effects Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Effects Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Director [Runner-up] – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Original Score – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Acting – Screen Actors Guild Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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Titanic

Release Date: 08/31/1999

Audio: DS Dolby Surround (4.0), DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 194 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Logos [:18]
2. Ghost Ship [:19]
3. The Woman in the Picture [8:02]
4. Reflections of the Past [4:26]
5. Southampton [7:14]
6. Departure [6:18]
7. Ode to Titanic [2:37]
8. First Glance/"You Jump I Jump" [5:55]
9. "You See People" [12:10]
10. The Snake Pit (First Class Dinner) [9:36]
11. A Real Party [8:43]
12. "They've Got You Trapped" [4:47]
13. "I'm Flying" [9:38]
14. The Drawing [4:07]
15. "Find Her"/To the Stars [5:12]
16. "Iceberg, Right Ahead" [7:38]
17. An Honest Thief [7:41]
18. Just a Precaution [3:17]
19. "Women and Children First" [4:22]
20. Through Being Polite [3:49]
21. "Not Without You" [19:30]
22. Swept Away [5:41]
23. "Your Money Can't Save You" [4:03]
24. Nearer My God to Thee [3:38]
25. Fight for Survival [4:24]
26. "This is Where We First Met" [3:20]
27. Death of Titanic [3:42]
28. The Promise [4:25]
29. 6 Out of 1500 [12:52]
30. A Promise Kept [7:03]

Lucia Bozzola

Size of all sorts mattered for James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic, whose magnitude was in all ways unprecedented. Cameron and two studios spent $200 million on a 90% scale Titanic replica at a newly constructed Mexico studio; their efforts included duplicating furnishings from original Titanic designs, diving trips to shoot footage of the wreck with a specially designed underwater camera, and months of post-production on computer effects ranging from overhead "shots" of the Titanic at sea to characters' puffs of freezing breath. Delayed several months and beseiged by negative word-of-mouth, Titanic finally opened to rave reviews, especially for its bravura visuals. A few doubts were expressed over the Jack-Rose romance, but nothing could beat the spectacular recreation of the ship sinking or the powerful image of the floating corpse field. That love story, however, proved a potent draw, as Leonardo Di Caprio fans (many of them teenage girls) came back for repeat viewings, helping to power Titanic to a sojourn of more than 3 months at the top of the U.S. box office; the most expensive film ever made became a titanic moneymaker, grossing over $1.6 billion internationally. Cameron's coronation as blockbuster artist arrived when Titanic received a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations (like 1950's All About Eve) and won a record-tying 11 (like 1959's Ben-Hur). Cameron's screenplay, however, was ignored. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Cast and Crew: James Cameron  Director 
James Cameron  Producer 
James Cameron  Screenwriter 
James Horner  Composer (Music Score) 
Rae Sanchini  Executive Producer 
Jon Landau  Producer 
Leonardo DiCaprio  Actor 
Kate Winslet  Actor 
Billy Zane  Actor 
Kathy Bates  Actor 
Frances Fisher  Actor 
Gloria Stuart  Actor 
Bill Paxton  Actor 
Bernard Hill  Actor 
Jonathan Hyde  Actor 
Victor Garber  Actor 
David Warner  Actor 
Danny Nucci  Actor 
Suzy Amis  Actor 
Bernard Fox  Actor 
Jenette Goldstein  Actor 
Ewan Stewart  Actor 
Ioan Gruffudd  Actor 
Craig Kelly  Actor 
Mark Lindsay Chapman  Actor 
Jonathan Phillips  Actor 
Eric Braeden  Actor 

Country: USA