The Titanic on film
Subtitle: myth versus truth
By: Linda Maria Koldau
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786463114
Subjects: In motion pictures; Titanic (Steamship)
Description: "This volume provides a detailed overview of Titanic films from 1912 to the present and analyses the six major Titanic films, including the 1943 national socialist production, the 1953 Hollywood film, the 1958 British docudrama A Night to Remember, the 1979 TV production S.O.S. Titanic, the 1996 mini-series Titanic, and James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the archetype of maritime disaster; title: history, myth and film, the historical event; title: The Titanic myth; title: Titanic in film; title: major Titanic films. The Nazi Titanic (1943): unfit for propaganda; title: Titanic (1953): the first Hollywood Titanic production; title: A night to remember (1958): the "real story"; title: S.O.S. Titanic (1979): great in detail, weak in plot; title: Titanic (1996): poor plots with an impressive disaster; title: James Cameron's Titanic (1997); title: The Titanic code: recurrent motifs in Titanic films; title: conclusion: making Titanic immortal.