Atlantic (film)
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theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
| Produced by | Ewald André Dupont John Maxwell James Scura |
| Written by |
Victor Kendall Ernest Raymond |
| Starring |
Franklin Dyall Madeleine Carroll |
| Music by | John Reynders |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Edited by | Emile de Ruelle |
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| Distributed by |
Wardour Films UK) Columbia Pictures (US) |
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Release date
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15 November 1929 |
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Running time
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90 minutes (US) 87 minutes (UK) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Atlantic (1929) (also known as Titanic: Disaster In The Atlantic for its home video release) is a British black-and-white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll. Originally, two versions were made, the English and German-language version Atlantik were shot simultaneously. Subsequently, the production of a French version (Atlantis) began in spring 1930 using different footage and partially an altered storyline. The fourth version was released as a silent film.
Atlantic is a drama film based on the RMS Titanic and set aboard a fictional ship, called the Atlantic. The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, the Rools, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic. A shortage of lifeboats causes the crew to only allow women and children in (though the captain allows a few men to take to the last remaining boats as the disaster reaches its zenith) and many couples are separated. Mrs. Rool refuses to leave her husband and after the boats are gone all the passengers gather on the deck and sing "Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the Atlantic sinks into the ocean. The final scenes depict a group of passengers saying the Lord's Prayer in a flooding lounge.
The movie was filmed aboard the White Star Line ship RMS Majestic. The film was originally made as Titanic but after lawsuits it was renamed Atlantic. The White Star Line, which owned the RMS Titanic, was still in operation at the time; and nevertheless had owned a major liner called RMS Atlantic which was lost in 1873. The final scene of the movie was filmed as a shot of the liner sinking, but it was cut at the last minute for fear of upsetting Titanic survivors.
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