Titanic /

Building the Titanic has been a huge financial effort, and White Star Line president Bruce Ismay wants her maiden voyage to hit the headlines. It is at Ismay's urging that Capt. Edward J. Smith pushes for a record speed in their voyage to New York, and that eventually sows the seeds for later d...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Transit Film, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Tobis Filmkunst GmbH, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Selpin, Herbert, 1902-1942, Klingler, Werner, 1903-1972, Zerlett-Olfenius, Walter, Schmitz, Sybille, 1909-1955, Nielsen, Hans, 1911-1965, Heiberg, Kirsten, Fürbringer, E. F., 1900-1988, Schönböck, Karl, 1909-2001, Thiele, Charlotte, Wernicke, Otto, 1893-1965, Schafheitlin, Franz, 1895-1980, Rist, Sepp, 1900-1980, Burg, Monika
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	In German with optional English subtitles.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2004]
Subjects:	Disaster films. Titanic (Steamship) > Drama. White Star Line > Drama. Mass casualties > Drama. Historical films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, German. Feature films.

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Summary:	Building the Titanic has been a huge financial effort, and White Star Line president Bruce Ismay wants her maiden voyage to hit the headlines. It is at Ismay's urging that Capt. Edward J. Smith pushes for a record speed in their voyage to New York, and that eventually sows the seeds for later disaster. This Titanic features a number of rich, decadent British passengers and a handful of noble German peasants. Ends with the court tribunal acquitting Ismay of any wrong-doing for the sinking of the great ship.
Item Description:	English production credits from container. "Kino International." "Licensed from Transit Films on behalf of the R.W. Murnau Stiftung"--Disc surface. "The 1943 banned German epic"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. A foreign film (Germany). Special features: Original 1912 newsreel / music composed and performed by Donald Sosin -- White Star Line promotional film, offering a tour of the Olympic, Titanic's sister ship / music composed and performed by Donald Sosin -- Theatrical trailer -- Photo gallery -- Excerpts from the pressbook. "K313 DVD"--Disc surface. "K313"--Container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	A Tobis production ; directed by Herbert Selpin and Werner Klingler ; produced by Willy Reiber ; cinematography by Friedl Behn-Grund ; screenplay by Herbert Selpin and Walter Zerlett-Olfenius.