TITANIC 2

April 15, 1912

TITANIC SINKS

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At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before.

On April 10, the RMS Titanic, one of the largest and most luxurious ocean liners ever built, departed Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic was designed by the Irish shipbuilder William Pirrie and built in Belfast, and was thought to be the world’s fastest ship. It spanned 883 feet from stern to bow, and its hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these compartments could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, the Titanic was considered unsinkable. While leaving port, the ship came within a couple of feet of the steamer New York but passed safely by, causing a general sigh of relief from the passengers massed on the Titanic‘s decks. On its first journey across the highly competitive Atlantic ferry route, the ship carried some 2,200 passengers and crew.

TITANIC MOVIE:

Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, the film is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.

Directed by

James Cameron

Produced by

James Cameron

Jon Landau

Written by

James Cameron

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio

Kate Winslet

Billy Zane

Kathy Bates

Frances Fisher

Bernard Hill

Jonathan Hyde

Danny Nucci

David Warner

Bill Paxton

Music by

James Horner

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Edited by

Conrad Buff

James Cameron

Richard A. Harris

Production

company

Release date

November 1, 1997 (Tokyo)

December 19, 1997 (United States)

Running time

195 minutes[3]

Country

United States

Language

English

Budget

$200 million

Box office

$2.187 billion

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