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Titanic (1953)

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The 1912 sinking of the luxury liner Titanic is used as a backdrop for a several fictional subplots, chief of which involves snooty socialite Clifton Webb and his wife Barbara Stanwyck. Stanwyck has booked passage on the ill-fated passenger ship with her daughter (Audrey Dalton) and son (Harper Carter), leaving Webb far behind. Webb manages to board the ship at the last minute, and discovers that Stanwyck plans to divorce him; she further informs him that he is not the father of their son. When

Sep 2, 2003

20th Century Fox

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (9)

Another marvellous entry in the Fox Studio Classics DVD line.

January 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Not as big as James Cameron's computer-generated bonanza, but it's nonetheless impressive.

January 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Exciting, well-acted version of the infamous voyage

October 7, 2004 Comment
Kalamazoo Gazette

Manages to tell its tale in a compact 98 minutes. That's nearly 100 minutes less than it took James Cameron, and there's something to be said for that.

November 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

...without a doubt the disc's accompanying supplements are alone worth the price of the package.

August 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

...a good motion picture despite its shallow, often sentimental overtones.

August 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

fair enough

August 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
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I saw this version of 'Titanic' after I saw the James Cameron version. It is much more subdued - and displays the men of the Titanic as much more heroic than the later version.

April 25, 2012
Redlats

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Compelling, far better than the most recent version. Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck are outstanding as a wealthy couple whose marriage is disintegrating and the love story is sweet and unlike the other version makes sense since both characters are from the same class as would be natural at that time. The ending is

March 26, 2007
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jay nixon

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