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Titanic |  | Actors: Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 8353
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 024543077657
UPC: 024543077657
EAN: 0024543077657
ASIN: B00008LDO9
Theatrical Release Date: April 16, 1953
Release Date: September 2, 2003
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Although it was never known for strict authenticity, the elegant 1953 production of Titanic holds just as much fascination as A Night to Remember and James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster. Its original screenplay deservedly won an Oscar® for its brilliant, dramatically involving creation of fictional characters--primarily a strained couple on the verge of divorce (Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck)--whose lives are forever altered on that fateful morning of April 15, 1912. Director Jean Negulesco focuses on this human drama, lending a personal touch to the luxury liner's fatal collision with an iceberg; if the scale-model disaster (complete with motorized miniature lifeboat rowers) looks quaint by modern special-effects standards, it still captures the emotional impact of Titanic's ultimate fate. While Titanic's sinking is inaccurately depicted (here the ship is damaged on the port side, and sinks in one piece), the Webb/Stanwyck relationship is handled with sophistication, style, and well-earned redemption. As would happen with Cameron's Titanic 44 years later, fiction proved a perfect vehicle for tragic factual history. --Jeff Shannon
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Dramatization of the sinking of the Titanic.
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 OSCAR should have been aboard THIS ship...... March 14, 2001
Old Legend Lover (Central Indiana)
44 out of 50 found this review helpful
One of my all-time 10 favorite movies (along with ALL ABOUT EVE, GONE WITH THE WIND, AUNTIE MAME, Jane Wyman's THE BLUE VEIL, Garland's A STAR IS BORN, CABARET, Lana Turner's career highlight in MADAME X, 1939's THE WOMEN, and 1953's SO BIG) THIS is the only version of TITANIC anyone should want to keep in their collection of classics. This is the one that should have been an Academy Award champion.....and it is a sin that Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck not only didn't win 1953 Oscars, but were not even nominated. Ditto the wonderful performance of the greatest supporting actress in movie history, Thelma Ritter, as the indomitable Unsinkable Molly Brown. I will never forget the hysteria in Barbara Stanwyck's voice as she screamed "Norman! Norman!" when she realized her young son had slipped out of their life-boat to remain with his dad as the ship sank.....nor the tears in Clifton Webb's eyes when he told the boy what pride he felt for him as the end drew near. Please, don't anyone tell me there was an ounce of reality in the blockbuster, phony '97 version.....This simple black & white movie told the REAL story of the very rich and the very poor suddenly equalized in the face of disaster. And I dare you not to smile as millionaire John Jacob Astor reassures his young, pregnant, second wife with the immortal words "My dear, God himself could not sink THIS ship"......and I defy you not to cry when old Mrs. Strauss refuses to board a life-boat, saying "I've been with Mr. Strauss for more than fifty years....I don't intend to leave him now." This is a classic. This is THE classic. And these people, brilliantly portrayed by brilliant actors, become the ones who were really aboard the TITANIC in 1912.
This is the TITANIC to watch and to own! October 2, 2003
Jery Tillotson (New York, NY United States)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I enjoyed watching the James Cameron super-production of TITANIC released a few years ago. But after one viewing that was it. It's the l950 version of TITANIC, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb that keeps drawing me back through repeated viewings. These characters are the ones who can really connect with a viewer. Stanwyck brings a fantastic down-to-earth quality that you instantly connect to. Webb is equally good as the dispicable fop who wants his kids to live like royal spoilt brats. My only complaint about this DVD are the two commentaries. Film critic Richard Shickel's has to be heard to be believed for he literally sounds like he's half-asleep. He starts off with: "Uh,and....uh, uh, and, uh, Barbara, uh, uh, Stanwyck, uh (long pause)is a fine, uh, uh, ehhhhhhh, ummmm, good actress." The second one is slightly better because you can hear Audrey Dalton recall those long-gone days on the 20th Century lot making TITANIC. She's witty, interesting, but unfortunately has about ten minutes on the commentary. You're forced to listen to cameraman Michael Lonza's relentless spill about miniatures, special effects and water tanks. Worse, is the "audio essay" by Silvia Stoddard, who tells us such fascinating tidbits that "Titanic was, well, just incredibly big!" Robert Wagner repeats over and over again "how lucky I was to be on a production like TITANIC." We'd all be considered lucky, Robert, but I just wish you could have thrown some more color about individual scenes. Other than these two commentaries, the DVD restoration looks great!
Titanic with heart October 27, 2003
B. Phelps (Roseville, Ca. United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I remember crying over this film as a kid, and sitting absolutely unmoved during James Cameron's feelingless epic. True, "A Night To Remember" is more accurate, but if you're one of those people who want to count the windows on the promenade deck, buy a documentary. Unlike some reviewers who can't possibly understand the character's actions during the sinking, it is about dignity and courage, something missing from other depictions of the story. The cast are flawless, and the story of a shallow family's realization of meaning brought about through tragedy is age-old and timeless.
Very Powerful. October 27, 1999
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I saw the 1953 Titanic many years ago in the movies. Negulesco's version was far superior to the 1997 one. The 1997 film was far-fetched, whereas the 1953 film was realistic. The advantage of producing and directing a more true to life story was the particular time. In 1953, approximately 41 years after the tragedy occurred, many of the survivors, their families and friends were still alive, and might have been available to be interviewed, and thus contribute to the research that went into making this truly great film with Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb. The 1997 film placed more of an emphasis on material objects, such as the gem, whereas the 1953 version focused more on people, their human frailities, and their courage, and were so well presented that you came away from the film with the feeling that these were characters you had known in your life. Having sailed on Cunard ships, The Queen Mary and the Georgic, I feel as though I had been on the Titanic. If I were to watch Titanic (1953), there would be the same reaction from me, tears, and trembling, especially when the orchestra played "Nearer My God To Thee." Nothing in this life can be more frightening than to be on board on ship that you know is about to sink. Negulesco was able to evoke all these strong emotions fear and compassion. Perhaps the family situations were not true to life, but the Sturgess family might have existed, because regardless of family status, the feelings of resentment, hatred, love are very real. I look forward to seeing this masterpiece again.
Stays "Afloat" Long After The Film is Over! February 12, 2000
Reginald D. Garrard (Camilla, GA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Any film with Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, and the indomitable Thelma Ritter is worth a "look see." Sure, James Cameron had 200 million bucks and state-of-the-art special effects (along with the camera-friendly Leo and Kate). But, this 1953 film has class in its performances from the principals. Much shorter than the 1997 epic and filmed in black and white, the film holds its own as a good movie. In fact, the B & W adds stark realism to the tragedy. Watch carefully for the stunning announcement Stanwyck makes to husband Webb in their cabin prior to the fateful collision. This was somewhat shocking for the time! I know when I saw this scene upon first viewing, my mouth dropped open!
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