The Legend of the Titanic
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| Directed by | Orlando Corradi Kim J. Ok |
| Produced by | ITB Spain Hollywood Gang Productions USA |
| Written by | Celelia Castaldo Loris Peota |
| Starring | Jane Alexander Francis Pardeilhan Gregory Snegoff Sean Patrick Lovett |
| Music by | John Sposito (Gianni Sposito) |
| Edited by | Emanuelle Fogelietti |
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Mondo TV (Italy) Adriana Chiesa Enterprises (Worldwide, All Media) AFM Filmverleih GmbH (Germany, Theatrical) Laser Paradise (Germany, DVD) |
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84 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Legend of the Titanic (Spanish: La leyenda del Titanic, Italian: La leggenda del Titanic) is a 1999 Italian animated film directed by Orlando Corradi and Kim J. Ok. The film is a very loose adaptation of the RMS Titanic sinking and featured several fantasy elements such as anthropomorphic animals.
The Legend of the Titanic was followed by a 2004 sequel titled Tentacolino.
In modern-day New York City an old mouse named Conners tells his grandchildren the supposedly "true" story of RMS Titanic.
In April 1912, Conners was a young sailor mouse on Titanic's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. He is in charge of taking account for the mice who are making the trip. A young mouse from Brazil named Ronny who enjoys playing soccer befriends Conners and Conners falls in love with Ronny's sister Stella.
Meanwhile, a rich aristocratic woman named Elizabeth and her family board the Titanic. Her father is a famous Duke and is very prominent in the whaling business. He and Elizabeth's stepmother have arranged for Elizabeth to marry Mr. Evarard Maltravers, a rich whaler. Unknown to the Duke, the marriage is actually a scheme concocted by his wife and Maltravers to gain worldwide whaling rights for themselves, and asserts that the marriage is what's best for his daughter. Elizabeth sees several gypsies dancing at the dock and happily watches them. A gypsy man named Don Juan is dancing with his dog Smiley. He notices Elizabeth and sends Smiley to see her. When Elizabeth takes off one of her gloves to pet Smiley, Smiley snatches it and takes it back to Juan. Juan looks at Elizabeth and the two instantly fall in love. The Titanic then sets off to sea from Southampton on her first, and only, voyage.
Conners and Ronny learn all about what's going on with Elizabeth by their observations during their trips throughout the ship's ventilation system. They are appalled by the way Elizabeth is being treated badly and decide to help her. When Elizabeth goes to the bow of the ship that night, some dolphins talk to her due to some magic moonbeams catching her tears. The dolphins jump very high out of the water and seem to levitate. They tell her of Maltravers's evil scheme. Maltravers's manservant Geoffreys spies on Elizabeth's activities and uses a special whistle at the stern of the ship to call the criminal shark named Mr. Ice and use him for causing destruction.
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