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A Night to Remember

1958 · 123 min

A meticulous, documentary-style recreation that builds quiet dread into overwhelming, restrained tragedy.

Tagline
Titanic... the greatest sea drama in living memory.
Overview
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • class
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, action, history
Directed by
Roy Ward Baker
Written by
Eric Ambler
Starring
Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Anthony Bushell, John Cairney, Jill Dixon, Jane Downs
Music
William Alwyn
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime
123 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, English, Italian, Polish, Russian

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