I guess I have to reach for some kind of reference to a star, because, with the exception of Sean Conney, who made some random cameo somewhere in the film, the people in this are such unknowns that, for a seconds there, I thought that they had died in an actual recreation of the Titanic sinking.
The film is a much more accomplished film compared to the massively overrated Titanic, and if you're interested in the facts about the tragedy, this is the film to watch. 5 I Believe She’s Gone, Hardy. 0000002747 00000 n Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances Contents . Kenneth More heads a huge and stellar cast, with 200 speaking parts, as second officer Herbert Lightoller, from whose point-of-view the story unfolds. (We have) stood witness to a spectacular tragedy that took place on a perfectly unspectacular, dead calm night 0000042611 00000 n Watching this film, you may agree that it's far superior to the typical Hollywood love story that James Cameron gas made. R.M.S Titanic- 100 years ago today 1912-2012 Its charm resides within its workmanlike moments, but its style and tension reside in the moments where the limited resources find themselves used to great effect, and while the film won't stick with you terribly thoroughly, it is still rather "a film to remember". 0000010632 00000 n | Rating: 9/10 First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious.Some sacrificed their lives, while others fought like animals for their own survival. | Rating: 4/5
With Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman. It's "The Titanic Adventure", but unlike "Poseidon", this really happened. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal March 29, 2012 It's a false, overlong, lifeless bore of a disaster that could rival the actual Titanic sinking... but enough about "Eyes Wide Shut". 0000008007 00000 n As cheesy as the writing is, the early stages of the colorful characters and story charm you, and as things begin to bash down, you see a lot of characters shift and do things that really catch you offguard. Action & Adventure, Drama,
| Rating: 5/5 View All Photos (4) The cast assembled here for this production is phenomenal.
Cinemark A Night to Remember is a 1955 non-fiction book by Walter Lord that depicts the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. 0000008118 00000 n April 10, 2012
The film slips a bit from the get-go, rushing atmospheric exposition and pumping out steam, which already found itself diluted by under informative, yet still overlong and repetitive openings for our leads. 0000013325 00000 n a film that broke new ground in depicting one of history's worst maritime disasters, interweaving historical reality with a dexterous sense of storytelling that keeps the film fresh and engaging so many decades later Forget about Kate and Leo in 3D, the best Titanic movie, like the ship itself, is Belfast built by a legendary Irish filmmaker. The actors on-screen deliver memorable performances as well. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. | However, A Night to Remember is a film I highly recommend to viewers who want the true story of the Titanic. 0000027085 00000 n 0000015659 00000 n Unfairly, when watching this, it will ultimately be compared with the 1997 James Cameron film, but at times this Roy Ward Baker film surpasses Cameron's. I've been fascinated with the Titanic since I was a young kid, and now I'm in my mid to late twenties. | 6 0 obj <> endobj xref For the padded-out length, to even the poor dialogue, so much of the substance feels so artificial, and sure, I understand that's how they rolled in the '50s, even in the final years of the era, but that's still no real excuse, partially because it throws some mild inconsistency in the intellegence of the film. Of course, then I heard the dialogue, and it quickly hit me that this is anything but authentic pandemonium, because I doubt that they would be knocking out terrible snap-liners during pure, horrifying disaster. April 13, 2012 It truly was a night to remember, even if you are slipping into senility, something Mr. Borgnine is certainly not slipping into, because if that disaster couldn't kill him, then there's no way alzheimer's is gonna take him out. However, the score is rather bland and doesn't have much emotional resonance to it. 0000037578 00000 n A restrained, nearly austere ensemble drama that manages to intertwine a dozen different stories without tripping up on any of them, it relies on real-life survivor testimony for almost every line and incident, to immensely moving and dignified effect. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else 0000001548 00000 n All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer 0000002600 00000 n Based on Walter Lord's bestselling book, the film follows various Titanic passengers and crew throughout the sinking, along with the rescue efforts (or lack thereof) of the Californian and Carpathia.