If you were to ask me, I'd honestly have to say that this 1958, $1.6 million, b&w production spotlighting the tragic sinking of the famed ocean-liner, Titanic, actually scores a notch higher than does the likes of James Cameron's 1997, $200 million, colour spectacle.
I'm not kidding here.
This film is a first-rate production all the way from its involving story, to its attention to detail, to its awesome effects depicting the actual sinking of this "unsinkable" luxury-liner.
I swear you'll be absolutely amazed at this film's top-notch production values, especially on its budget of only $1.6 million.
You know, I'd actually go so far as to say that A Night To Remember puts Cameron's glittering showpiece to shame in a number of ways.
And, on top of that, I found that I actually liked a number of the characters and even sympathized with them over their dire & desperate situation, which I really didn't in the 1997 version.
This film also clearly brings to light certain crucial facts about the distress call sent out by the Titanic once the iceberg had been struck. This aspect was pretty much ignored in the Cameron version.
Yes. I recommend this film very highly.
I'm not kidding here.
This film is a first-rate production all the way from its involving story, to its attention to detail, to its awesome effects depicting the actual sinking of this "unsinkable" luxury-liner.
I swear you'll be absolutely amazed at this film's top-notch production values, especially on its budget of only $1.6 million.
You know, I'd actually go so far as to say that A Night To Remember puts Cameron's glittering showpiece to shame in a number of ways.
And, on top of that, I found that I actually liked a number of the characters and even sympathized with them over their dire & desperate situation, which I really didn't in the 1997 version.
This film also clearly brings to light certain crucial facts about the distress call sent out by the Titanic once the iceberg had been struck. This aspect was pretty much ignored in the Cameron version.
Yes. I recommend this film very highly.