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Titanic

1943 · 88 min

A grim, message-driven disaster film that plays the sinking for solemn outrage rather than spectacle, leaving a cold, didactic aftertaste.

Directed by: Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Sybille Schmitz, Hans Nielsen, Kirsten Heiberg

Overview: In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star Line executive Sir Bruce Ismay schemes to reverse the direction of his company's plummeting stock value. Onboard the Titanic, brave German 1st Officer Petersen struggles to convince his self-important British superiors not to overexert the ship's engines.

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Directed by: Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Sybille Schmitz, Hans Nielsen, Kirsten Heiberg

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: greed
class
corruption
survival
death
Places: sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin
Written by: Hansi Köck, Herbert Selpin, Walter Zerlett-Olfenius
Starring: Sybille Schmitz, Hans Nielsen, Kirsten Heiberg, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Karl Schönböck, Charlotte Thiele, Otto Wernicke, Franz Schafheitlin
Music: Werner Eisbrenner
Cinematography: Friedl Behn-Grund
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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