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The Titanic Incident

1955 · 26 min

A tight, doom-shadowed chamber drama where con games and a quiet affair play out against an approaching catastrophe.

Directed by
Ted Tetzlaff
Starring
Leo Genn, May Wynn, Phillip Reed
Overview
A married pair of gamblers try to fleece a wealthy British nobleman while sailing on the Titanic's fateful cruise, but she begins to have misgivings as she becomes attracted to the dashing gentleman, frustrating her husband's goals.

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Directed by
Ted Tetzlaff
Starring
Leo Genn, May Wynn, Phillip Reed
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • love
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • fate
Places
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Ted Tetzlaff
Written by
William R. Cox
Starring
Leo Genn, May Wynn, Phillip Reed, Michael McHale, Barbara Morrison, Patrick Whyte, Michael Hadlow, Paul Fielding
Runtime
26 min
Languages
English

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