Titanic movie production facts

Like a great iron sphinx on the ocean floor, the titanic faces still toward the west, interrupted forever on its only voyage. Cameron insisted on using prop elements such as real wallpaper, actual crystal chandeliers and having even small and unseen items stamped with the white star lines logo. The lifeboat davits, which is the system of pulleys and mechanisms required to launch the vessels, were constructed by the same company that built the davits for the actual titanic. The movie is about the 1912 sinking of the rms titanic. The movie cost more than it cost to build the titanic james cameron image. Interesting behindthescenes secrets about the titanic movie. He began by making footage of the wreck of the real rms titanic. The film itself was, at the time, heralded as one of the most historically accurate versions of the ship ever to be put on the big screen, yet despite this, it is riddled with.

A reconstruction of the titanic ship was made in baja california. Before you watch titanic for the millionth time, read up on facts and trivia. Like all films based on a true story, the movie added its own fictional elements. To create the sinking of the ship, scale models and computergenerated imagery were used. The film begins with the robotic exploration of the titanics. For the most part, the production team, script writers and actors of the movie strived very hard to make sure that the film portrayed the tragedy of the original ships story as accurately as possible. Not only did the 1997 film score itself 11 oscars wins including best picture and three other nominations, but it also managed to help launch the careers of kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio even mo. Fox studio executives and cameron reportedly fought over the films long running time and bloated budget. Now a lost film following a studio fire in which the last known prints were destroyed. Titanic was the worldwide highestgrossing film of all time from 1998 until 2010, when camerons next film, avatar, surpassed it.

Both were among the highestgrossing films in history. Gloria stuart was the only person who worked on the production of the film who was actually alive during the titanics maiden voyage in 1912. As stories from the set go, however, success can at times exact a heavy. Interesting behindthescenes secrets about the titanic. James camerons titanic is regarded as one of the most successful films of all time titanic is an interesting piece of fiction to consider. Dec 11, 2017 from casting to the decoy title the movie filmed in, here are titanic movie facts every super fan should know. There was also the 1953 twentieth century fox production of titanic. The two play characters who are of different social classes. This black and white film starred barbara stanwyck, clifton webb, and robert wagner and was centered around a couples unhappy marriage. You might have been too busy enjoying every second of watching jack and roses love story unfold during titanic to notice any mistakes the movie made. Production of the film began in 1995 when james cameron shot footage of the real wreck of the titanic.

While titanic is now the second highest movie ever, behind another james cameron film, avatar, it is still loved by millions and still. Most of the ocean which extras were jumping into was 3 feet deep. With her nomination for best supporting actress at age 87, gloria stuart became the oldest person to ever be nominated for an oscar. The film titanic debuted in 1997 and it stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet.

As early as a month after the disaster, and as recently as 2012, movies and mini series have been produced about the sinking of rms titanic. Here are our favorite facts about the movie titanic. Dec 19, 2017 the movie cost more than it cost to build the titanic james cameron image. The success of the film likely helped to validate camerons ambitious approach, but the movie did prove to be a massive undertaking. Sep 10, 2019 but camerons film was not the first titanic movie to feature an illfated love story on board. Cameron recorded footage of the real titanic wreck.

The movie titanic has become the epitome of enduring love that sustains even after death. Weve all seen the movie titanic and even the most cynical among us will admit to having a tear in our eye by the end. Apr 02, 2012 clockwise from top left cameron, winslet and dicaprio get wet. Titanic 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as starcrossed lovers who fall for each other while aboard the doomed ocean liner, titanic. The 1997 film score is the bestselling classical album of the past 25 years but not the best. To mark the 20th anniversary of the movie cameron pitched as romeo and juliet on. You probably already knew that jack and rose, the main characters in the 1997 movie titanic, werent real. Here are some facts even diehard fans might not know. Daniel marvin died aboard the titanic, but not without photographing some of the only existing film of the liner. Production of the film began in 1995, when cameron shot footage of the real wreck of the rms titanic. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romantic disaster movie.

They fall in love after meeting aboard the ship, but it was not good for a rich girl to fall in love with a poor boy in. As the film opens, we see him in his submarine, filming the ship which lays at the bottom of the atlantic. For the film, the production team was able to apply a layer of realism to this technically complex and emotionally powerful sequence. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. James cameron, canadian filmmaker known for his expansive vision and innovative specialeffects films, most notably titanic 1997, for which he won an oscar for best director, and avatar 2009. Today with ballooning budgets for everything from justice league to pirates of the caribbean. Movie trivia facts you wont believe readers digest. And the film serves as a reminder that were all suckers for a tragic love story and a soundtrack from celine. The movie was shrouded in mystery, its script hidden from even the most probing. Image via 20th century fox the 1953 film, also called titanic, starred clifton webb and barbara. There is a shot in titanic that i watched like a hawk. Explore the titanic history behind the 1997 james cameron titanic movie. It was a silent movie called saved from the titanic and it starred dorothy gibson, an. To this day, the story of the titanics maiden and final voyage, serves as a potent reminder of humanitys occasional hubris.

During production, the movie was called planet ice. With leonardo dicaprio, kate winslet, billy zane, kathy bates. Titanic also won for editing, cinematography, production design, costumes, sound, sound editing, visual effects, james horners instrumental score, and the song my heart will go on. Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is how long the collision scene is in the movie. Cowritten by and starring titanic survivor dorothy gibson and released only twentynine days after the sinking. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, the film is based on accounts of the sinking of the rms titanic, and stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its illfated maiden voyage.

For most members of the cast and crew, titanic began in. It was done to make the process secret so that other companies who were making movies about titanic couldnt see the production. It was only after the script was finished that he discovered that there had been a real j. The home of mickey mouse announces a deal to acquire parts of the. Year title director cast notes 1912 saved from the titanic. Titanic facts every super fan should know titanic movie trivia. Jun 21, 2016 a seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind, but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. Special effects live up to hype in titanic roger ebert. Judgment day 1991, james cameron had the idea to make the film, after watching a night to remember 1958.

The framing device of the film involves a deepsea explorer played by bill paxton who seeks to uncover the treasures inside the sunken wreckage of titanic. Almost as soon as titanic went into production, it began to go over budget. Some of the best movie moments happen behind the scenes. For a long time, titanic was the highestgrossing movie of all time. Hard to imagine now, but before titanic was released two decades ago on december 19, 1997, much of hollywood expected the thenmost expensive film ever made to. We suggest further listening for those taken with james horners ersatz work published. Apr 24, 2017 the industry was abuzz with rumors about titanic, the first film from director james cameron since 1994s true lies. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. Titanic, american romantic adventure film, released in 1997, that centres on the sinking of the rms titanic. Computers and scale models were used to create the images of the sinking. We see it in the opening shots of titanic, encrusted with the silt of 85 years. James camerons epic feature film titanic is considered one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. Based on research, jack could have fit on the door with rose.

In celebration of titanics return to theaters next wednesday. Titanic facts every super fan should know titanic movie. This was a clever trick used by the filmmakers, so that the other studios couldnt know about the entire story plot. In one apparently uninterrupted piece of celluloid, we see the ship from bow to stern, every foot of it, with flags flying and smoke coiling from its stacks, and on the deck hundreds of passengers strolling, children running, servants serving, sportsmen playing.

In 1997, titanic came out, and while the press was already saying it would be a flip because of the size of the budget it had, the fact is that titanic broke records, stayed on top for 14 weeks, and for 12 years, it was the highest grossing movie of all time. Titanic a seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. With masterful planning, the extraordinary challenge of readying production of titanic in mexico was realized in a remarkably short period of time. While the film got a lot of things right, there were still a handful of things it got wrong about the fateful night in 1912, and these 20 facts are some of the most notable. It cost more to make titanic the movie than titanic the ship.

It was directed, written, and coproduced by james cameron. The industry was abuzz with rumors about titanic, the first film from director james cameron since 1994s true lies. Titanic researchers from the white star line, the company that designed and decorated the real titanic, were on hand to direct production of most of the decor on the films ship. Unlike jacks french girls, kate winslet wore a bathing suit while cameron sketched the picture. Amazing behindthescenes facts about the unsinkable. The cast and crew were drugged with pcp during production. The film proved immensely popular, holding the alltime boxoffice gross record for more than a decade after its release. When james cameron was writing the movie, he intended for the main characters rose dewitt bukater and jack dawson to be entirely fictitious.

May 30, 2019 though many of us know of the 1997 movie titanic starring leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet, it was not the first movie made about the disaster. Cast information crew information company information news box office. Combining romance, disaster, drama, action, suspense, and humor in a single film, this 1997 epic was the film of the year, sweeping 11 academy awards and catapulting james cameron, kate winslet, and leonardo dicaprio even further into the international limelight. James cameron started the production of the movie in 1995. Within 3 days of release the hunger games has become the highest grossing film for production company. Director james cameron is hailed as a hugely respected titanic expert. The scenes set in 1912 the whole movie except the presentday scenes and the opening and ending credits have a total length of two hours and forty minutes, the exact time it took for titanic to sink.

Its impossible to imagine the film without kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio, but rumor has it. If all of the present day scenes were deleted, leaving only the scenes that take. Then she heard about a new epic whose rights might, just might, be available. Titanic was the highest grossing film until james cameron released avatar. Director james cameron used a decoy title in case other studios were making films about the. Titanic sees cloris leachman of young frankenstein fame playing the famous titanic survivor molly. Paramount pictures and 20th century fox helped with half of the funding for. James camerons titanic was, of course, an enormous success, the highestgrossing film of all time until the same directors next feature smashed its record. In post production, cameron, who is lefthanded, actually went as far as to mirrorimage the. Gloria stuart was the only person who worked on the production of the film who was actually alive during the titanic s maiden voyage in 1912. See photos and video of the ship, crew, and passengers prior to the sinking and listen to titanic survivor accounts. Dec 25, 2018 james camerons epic feature film titanic is considered one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. For the second weekend in a row, battleship and titanic 3d were battling for top spot on the international chart, but this week battleship came out on top. May 02, 2016 25 interesting facts about the making of the movie titanic that you didnt know.

Gloria stuart was the only person who worked on the film who was actually living in 1912 when the titanic sunk. The true stories that inspired titanic movie characters. During filming, the movie was called the ice planet. Facts you did not know about the film in 1997, titanic came out, and while the press was already saying it would be a flip because of the size of the budget it had, the fact is that titanic broke records, stayed on top for 14 weeks, and for 12 years, it was the highest grossing movie of all time. The movie was shrouded in mystery, its script hidden from even the most probing of paramounts executives. At least 11 have been made, depending on how you define titanic movie. The point of view is from above, as the great ship steams to its destiny. It made more internationally than any film up to that point had made worldwide. Construction on the fox baja studios began may 30, 1996 on a 40acre beach front parcel of land. The very first movie made about the titanic disaster was released in may 1912, a month after the disaster. Cameron himself went on several dives to explore the sunken ship, and he designed an almosttoscale replica of the titanic for the film s production.