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	List Price: $9.99 Our Price: $7.98 Your Save: $ 2.01 ( 20% ) Availability: N/A Manufacturer: United American Video Starring: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Anthony Bushell Directed By: Roy Ward Baker
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780769403465 Format: Black & White ISBN: 0769403468 Label: United American Video Manufacturer: United American Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: United American Video Release Date: 1998-05-29 Running Time: 123 Studio: United American Video Theatrical Release Date: 1958-12-16
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Editorial Reviews: Two years after 20th Century Fox released its melodramatic disaster film Titanic in 1953, Walter Lord's meticulously researched book A Night to Remember surprised its publishers by becoming a phenomenal bestseller. Lord had an intuition that readers craved the reality of the Titanic disaster and not the romantically mythologized translations (like Fox's film, starring Barbara Stanwyck), which relied on fictional characters to "enhance" the world's worst maritime disaster. Lord's book proved that the truth was far more compelling than fiction, outlining the many "if onlys" (if only the iceberg had been spotted a few minutes earlier, etc.) that lent somber irony to the loss of 1,500 Titanic passengers. Three years after Lord's book appeared, it was brought to the screen with the kind of riveting authenticity that Lord had insisted upon in his own research. The 1958 British production of A Night to Remember remains a definitive dramatization of the disaster, adhering to the known facts of the time and achieving a documentary-like immediacy that matches (and in some ways surpasses) the James Cameron epic released 39 years later. The film erroneously perpetuates the once-common belief that the Titanic sunk in one piece (instead of breaking in half as its bow began to plunge), but many other misconceptions are accurately corrected, and the intelligent screenplay by thriller master Eric Ambler is a model of factual suspense. By making Titanic the star of the film, director Roy Baker emphasizes the excessive confidence of the booming industrial age and creates an intense you-are-there realism that pays tribute to Walter Lord's tenacious quest for truth. --Jeff Shannon
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A Night to Remember DVD Review Comment: This is the best movie about the Titanic disaster, followed by the 1953 version. I consider James Cameron's version the least interesting of all, not even as entertaining as the made-for-TV version with George C. Scott and Eva Marie Saint. A Night to Remember DVD appears to be a 1.66:1 widescreen with fine picture and sound; however, it is not enhanced for 16:9 TVs. Customer Rating: Summary: A Night To Remeber - a film to be seen Comment: As stated in the other reviews posted here, this is the definitive movie of this disaster. All the aspects of the tragedy are realised through searing black and white photography, which adds an air of authenticity. The whole movie is conveyed with an understated grace. Huge credit to Producer Walter Macquitty and Director Ray Ward Baker - an unsung talent. It is maybe this juxtaposition of the banality of much of it all - the upper class routines, the almost unimaginable scope of riches aboard - and the almost matter of fact way in which the incredible events unfold that makes this film all the more dramatic and ultimately emotionally overwhelming. You don't feel like you are watching a movie, but rather that you are there. Few movies create such a well realized world or group of characters within it. And then it is all torn up and scattered to the four winds. An excellent movie. Customer Rating: Summary: A Night to Remember...exceptional film! Comment: I have seen many "Titanic" films and have enjoyed each of them for what they are and bring to the screen. I even owned this film on VHS prior to purchasing the DVD version, but purchased it again on DVD due to VHS becoming obsolete and because I like this version of the Titanic so much for its factual interpretation of that fateful night the Titanic sank. Having said that...If you want action and drama, you have Cameron's 1997 Titanic release which is great in itself, but if you want the straight facts of what occured on the night of April 14,1912 and the morning of April 15,1912, this is a version not to be missed and in my opinion has amazing effects along with the facts that many Titanic films fail to deliver. This continues to be extraordinary to me considereing the year this film was released back in 1958, and no matter how many times I watch "A Night to Remember," I still get the chills when I try to imagine what it must of been like to be aboard the Titanic that frigid night...mind you these are the same chills I get when I watch Cameron's 1997 version of the Titanic, but without the modern day movie special effects. What a great accomplishment this still continues to deliver even with all the other Titanic films in existance I must state yet again!!! Customer Rating: Summary: A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING Comment: I thought this movie was a little disappointing. The events and storyline were good and I like the fact that the film focuses on the events rather than a fictional love story. However, I felt that the starring actor Kenneth More was not right for the role of Lightoller. This is not to say that he is not a good actor, but he did not bring off the charactor of Lightoller as he really was. I think that the actor (Jonathan Phillips) who portrayed Lightoller in James Cameron's film was very believable in the role. He looks almost exactly like the real Lightoller and I think that Cameron cast this role perfectly. In almost every Titanic movie I have seen, Lightoller is portrayed as flawless in every way, which is not true. I also think that Cameron portrayed him as more human. However, in Cameron's film, Lightoller had very little screen time. In spite of this, I give the film 4 stars as it is realistic as far as the actual events occured. You can still identify with the terror that the crew and passengers felt when Titanic hit the iceberg. The technology was excellent especially for that time period. I would recommend this film. Customer Rating: Summary: Extraordinary movie, but be careful with your disc... Comment: There's not much more to be said about this, the *definitive* Titanic movie. But be careful about the DVD. Mine "rotted", and is now unplayable. Search the Web - it seems to be a common problem. Criterion replaces any unplayable copies free of charge. Just be sure to check this disc every now and then - it's a gem.