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Titanic (1953)

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1

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Release Date: Apr 16, 1953 Wide

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics

Directed By: Jean Negulesco

Written By: Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen

In Theaters: Apr 16, 1953 Wide

On DVD: Sep 2, 2003

20th Century Fox

Cast

Clifton Webb
Richard Ward Sturgess
Barbara Stanwyck
Mrs. Sturgess
Robert Wagner
Giff Rogers
Audrey Dalton
Annette Sturges
Thelma Ritter
Mrs. Maude Young
Brian Aherne
Captain E.J.Smith
Richard Basehart
George Healey
Allyn Joslyn
Earl Meeker
James Todd
Sandy Comstock
Frances Bergen
Madeleine Astor
William Johnstone
John Jacob Astor
Christopher Severn
Messenger
James Lilburn
Devlin
Charles Fitzsimmons
Chief Officer Wilde
Barry Bernard
First Officer Murdock
Helen Van Tuyl
Mrs. Straus
Roy Gordon
Mr. Isidor Straus
Marta Mitrovich
Mrs. Uzcadam
Ivis Goulding
Emma
Ashley Cowan
Bride
Harper Carter
Norman Sturges
Edmund Purdom
2nd Officer Lightoller
Nathan Lee Graham
Symons
Merry Anders
College Girl
Gloria Gordon
College Girl
Melinda Markey
College Girl
Ron Hagerthy
College Student
Conrad Feia
College Student
Richard West
College Boy
Patrick Aherne
Salvador Baguez
Eugene Borden
George Boyce
Robin Camp
Messenger Boy
Harry Cording
Nicolas Coster
William Cottrell
Herbert Deans
John Dodsworth
Anthony Eustrel
Sanderson
Elizabeth Flournoy
Woman with Baby
Robin Hughes
Junior Officer
Charles R. Keane
Mae Marsh
Woman
Owen McGiveney
Pat O'Moore
Relief Man
Richard Peel
Michael Rennie
Narrator
Gordon Richards
Manager
David Thursby
Seaman
David Hoffman
Tailor
Donald Chaffin
Camillo Guercio
Mr. Guggenheim
Michael Hadlow
Ivan Hayes
Bert Stevens
John Fraser
Steward
John Costello
Michael Ferris

Critic Reviews for Titanic

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

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Ryan Cracknell

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

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Ryan Cracknell

Apollo Guide

Exciting, well-acted version of the infamous voyage

October 7, 2004 Comment

James Sanford

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)

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Ken Hanke

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

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

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

August 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

fair enough

August 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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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

Red Lats

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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 heart rending.

March 26, 2007

jay nixon

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