Underplayed Gems

Titanica (1992)

Titanica poster
Directed by
Stephen Low
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary uses IMAX footage from the wreck of the Titanic to explore the ship's remains. Interviews with survivors and expedition crew members treat the site as a place to be respected and approached with care.

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What happens

Titanica is a 1992 IMAX documentary film about the RMS Titanic. The film was directed by Stephen Low and narrated by Cedric Smith, Anatoly Sagalevich and Ralph White. The film mostly focuses on footage taken at the wreck of the RMS Titanic, also featuring footage of the expedition crew searching the wreck as well as interviews with Titanic survivors Frank John William Goldsmith and Eva Hart. Using Eva and the crew members, Low conveys the voice of the documentary by showing the Titanic's wreckage as a graveyard which is to be respected and treated with caution and care. It was the second feature-length IMAX film released, following Stones at the Max in 1991. An edited 40 minute version of the film was also later released for IMAX theatres in 1995; this version had new narration by Leonard Nimoy, though it retains most of White's narration. This edited version later became the basis for another edited version released in 1997, featuring 27 more minutes of interviews with Ralph White, Emory Kristof, and other experts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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