Talk:Titanic (1953 film)

Inaccuracies
If anyone sees the movie, they would most likely remember that a siren sounded through out the time after the ship hit the iceberg. There was no siren or public adress systems on the Titanic. Also, in one scene where Thelma Ritter's character found out that one man had disguised himself as a lady to get on a lifeboat. This is only have been reported once when Second Officer Lightholler almost refused to let a 13 year old boy into a lifeboat, so a woman put her hat on her 13 year old son to get him into a lifeboat. The film also shows all the people that didn't make it to a lifeboat singing "Nearer My God to Thee." The last few moments of the Titanic was not accompinied by music, as every one would be rushing to the stern, everything else crashing foward, and eventually the stern breaking off. The scene when Richard came in with breakfast in bed for Julia is not accurate, as the only way to get breakfast on the Titanic was by going to the dining room. The way the water tight doors is innacurate (from the side, like a sliding door, where it should go up and down). The dinning room is heavily orinnate, where the actual ship is a white collor. One woman is depicted in the smoking room playing cards with some men. Women were not allowed to enter the smoking room on any British ship at the time. Norman asked his father to join him for a shufle board tornnament, which there wasn't one on board, as well as a talior shop. Finally, the movie depected a couple explosions before the ship sank. No explosions were ever reported by survivors, but the Titanic breaking in two might have sounded like a explosion. 207.161.204.39 21:17, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Years ago..way back in 1986 or so... it was KNOWN the reason the Titanic broke APART why n where it did, there was a built-in expansion joint there. Actually almost like a hinge; so in high seas, could bend a bit. BUT NOW>>>> all this babble shit bout 'oh there was a weakness' and 'oh dear we have to find out' and 'gee what happen? why'd it break apart?' sooo sad when scholarly info is so SOON forgotten/lost by the unknowning and misinformed. 76.218.248.127 (talk) 04:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Another inaccuracy is that the poster includes no titanic but another boat. heh hehBobtheVila —Preceding unsigned comment added by BobtheVila (talk • contribs) 14:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Jack Dawson was not real, although Chippewa was real but, lake Wissota was not there at the time of the titanic, it was a man made lake and was made years later. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.239.94.139 (talk) 01:02, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

And a Roman Catholic priest suspended for alcoholism? Bwwwaaa haa haa haa! Adamm (talk) 07:32, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

just my 2cents... though not mentioned in the film, i believe the Meeker character was a 'hint' to cowardly J. Bruce Ismay getting off his precious ship, into a lifeboat to safety. 76.218.248.127 (talk) 04:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

more 2cents....as most now know, the ice fields/flows were drifting to the south more than usual. It had been a very cold previous winter. Seems the entire planet was exp colder temps. This was brought home to me when i read about the Scott Expedition to the South Pole, in the southern summer of Nov 1911 to late March of 1912, which by then while trying to return to their ship, early winter was coming on and they froze to death. ('Meteorologist Susan Solomon's 2001 account The Coldest March, ties the fate of Scott's party to the extraordinarily adverse Barrier weather conditions of February and March 1912') 76.218.248.127 (talk) 04:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

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Disambiguation link?
I think this page would benefit from a disambiguation link. This would make it easier to find the correct film with the title "Titanic" - the 1953 drama, the 1943 Nazi propaganda film, or the 1997 version ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.176.236.158 (talk) 17:54, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Inaccuracies: The section on the main page designated "Historical inaccuracies" contains several inaccurate, misleading, or just plain wrong statements, notably the following: It is a fact that the Titanic was not fully booked on its maiden voyage, but first class WAS full. Clifton Webb's character could not have gotten a first class ticket at the last minute; but he could easily have gotten into second class, which was nearly empty. Lawrence Beasley, among others, was a disgruntled second class passenger who was not able to get into first class because it was fully booked. The writer correctly states that there is no record of the passengers standing together singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee"; but as for whether the hymn was played, or which version of it was played, the controversy continues to this day. The writer incorrectly states that the film depicts the Titanic striking the iceberg on its port side. The film correctly depicts the Titanic striking the iceberg on its starboard side As to the nature of the damage, it was only when the wreck itself was discovered in 1985 that it was determined that the berg had caused only dented plates and popped rivets, not the 300-foot gash that was attested in all histories of the disaster at least into the 1970s. The damage shown in the film was in fact incorrect, but it was accurate according to what was believed in 1953. The writer is correct in stating that the boilers did not explode; but this too was an matter of considerable controversy and was resolved only when the wreck was discovered. It cannot be charged as an inaccuracy at the time the film was made.

Not listed, but also inaccurate: Robert Wagner's character is shown as being out in the lines of the lifeboats, and then falling into the boat. The only conduct of a passenger that was remotely similar was that of Major Peuchen, who climbed out on the lines to get into a boat to help man it, when there was insufficient crew. Clifton Webb's character tells his family that their assigned boat is #6. There were no lifeboat assignments on the Titanic. Giving passengers a lifeboat assignment would have made them think about lifeboats and disaster, something the line wanted to avoid. There is also a scene in which a crew member or officer is calling the name of a passenger, as if there were lists for the lifeboats. It has been pointed out that only one first class child was lost. The scene in which young Norman leaves the lifeboat is even more unlikely, given that crowding was the norm rather than the exception (except in the boats that went off incompletely filled). There is a scene near the end in which what appears to be an inflatable life raft is seen leaning against the forecastle or the bridge near a ladder. There were no life rafts on the Titanic, though there were four Englehardt "collapsible" boats. These boats consisted of a full wooden hull, and were collapsible only in the sense that their canvas sides could be lowered for easy storage. The collapsible boats were not anything like an inflatable raft, and in fact were so heavy that it was almost impossible to launch them properly.Opaanderson (talk) 23:54, 29 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Speaking of Robert Wagner... i got such a kick and most lemmings of the 1997 film dont know, just how much Leonardo DiCaprio was 'made-up' to look like ole RJ, back then in ths film. 76.218.248.127 (talk) 03:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Survivors invited to the premiere
Didn't the studio invite survivors from the sinking of the real Titanic, to the premiere? Recall hearing something about it. Apparently, many of them had to be carried out (the studio had failed to consider that the sinking of the Titanic had been the worst day of these peoples lives. And now had to re-live it through a movie) due to shock. Is there some source, where we can get confirmation on this? (As it seems it should be mentioned somewhere in the article.)Coq87rouge (talk) 22:11, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

They were shocked? What did they think a movie named "Titanic" would be about?John Paul Parks (talk) 16:09, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Pauline Kael link spam
The [10] link for the Pauline Kael quote is super spammy, just immediate pop ups on my phone. 72.211.108.104 (talk) 02:31, 14 April 2022 (UTC)