Titanic
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Titanic
A sweeping, heartfelt romance set against a meticulously recreated disaster, blending intimate passion with overwhelming spectacle and lingering sorrow.
About 1997 film directed by James Cameron
Genres drama, epic, disaster, romance, melodrama, historical, flashback
Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, James Cameron, Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart, Billy Zane, Bernard Hill
Music James Horner
Runtime 194 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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