A Night to Remember [Criterion Collection]

A Night to Remember [Criterion Collection]

Director: Roy Ward Baker Cast: Kenneth More
Kenneth More
, Ronald Allen
Ronald Allen
, Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
, David McCallum
David McCallum
Roy Ward Baker
A Night to Remember [Criterion Collection]

A Night to Remember [Criterion Collection]

Director: Roy Ward Baker Cast: Kenneth More
Kenneth More
, Ronald Allen
Ronald Allen
, Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
, David McCallum
David McCallum
Roy Ward Baker

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

This meticulous re-creation of the sinking of the Titanic was adapted by Eric Ambler from the best-selling book by Walter Lord, and it preceded the blockbuster Titanic by almost 40 years. The film covers the life and death of the huge vessel from its launching celebration to that fateful night of April 14, 1912, when the "unsinkable" ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of the 2224 passengers on board, 1513 were drowned as a result of the bad planning of lifeboats and escape routes. Kenneth More heads a huge and stellar cast, with 200 speaking parts, as second officer Herbert Lightoller, from whose point-of-view the story unfolds. Also in the cast are Laurence Naismith as the ill-fated Captain Smith; Michael Goodliffe as conscience-stricken ship's designer Thomas Andrews; Tucker McGuire as feisty American millionaire Molly Brown, whose courage and tenacity saved many lives; and Anthony Bushell as the captain of the Carpathia, who launched a noble but vain rescue mission once he was apprised of the disaster. Also appearing are two future TV favorites: The Avengers' Honor Blackman as a woman who believes that she has nothing to live for, and The Man From UNCLE's David McCallum as a wireless operator. The climactic sinking of the vessel is re-created with painstaking accuracy; filmed in "real time," it is a mere 37 minutes shorter than the actual tragedy. Two years before the film's release, an American TV adaptation of A Night to Remember set a precedent as the most elaborate and technically complex "live" broadcast of its time. Some viewers will find this movie a more accurate and gripping representation of this sea disaster than the romance-heavy Titanic.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/27/2012
UPC: 0715515094313
Original Release: 1958
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:03:00
Sales rank: 990

Special Features

Disc One; Audio Commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall, Author and Illustrator of "Titantic": An Illustrated History; Trailer; ; Disc 2; The Making of "A Night to Remember" (1933), A sixty-minute documentary featuring Producer William MacQuitty's rare behind-the-scenes footage; ; Archival Interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart; En natt att minnas (1962), a half-hour Swedish documentary featuring interviews with Titanic survivors; ; The Iceberg That Sank the "Titanic" (2006), a fifty-minute BBC Documentary

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kenneth More Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller
Ronald Allen Mr. Clarke
Honor Blackman Mrs. Liz Lucas
David McCallum Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
Robert Ayres Peuchen
Anthony Bushell Capt. Rostron
John Cairney Murphy
Jill Dixon Mrs. Clarke
Jane Downs Mrs. Lightoller
James Dyrenforth Col. Gracie
Michael Goodliffe Thomas Andrews
George Rose Joughin
Ralph Michael Yates
Kenneth Griffith Phillips
Frank Lawton Chairman
Michael Bryant Moody
Harriette Johns Lady Richard
Richard Leech Murdoch
Alec McCowen Cottan
Tucker McGuire Mrs. Brown
John Merivale Lucas
Laurence Naismith Capt. Smith
Russell Napier Capt. Lord
Redmond Phillips Hoyle
Joseph Tomelty Dr. O'Laughlin
Patrick Waddington Sir Richard
Jack Watling Boxhall
Geoffrey Bayldon Evans
Cyril Chamberlain Q.M. Rowe
Richard Clarke Gallagher
Bee Duffell Mrs. Farrell
Harold Goldblatt Guggenheim
Gerald Harper 3rd Officer
Richard Hayward Victualling Manager
Danuta Karell Polish Mother
Andrew Keir Engineer Officer Hesketh
Christina Lubicz Polish Girl
Barry MacGregor Gibson
Patrick McAlinney Farrell
Helen Misener Mrs. Straus
Mary Monahan Kate
Howard Pays Lowe
Philip Ray Clergyman
Harold Siddons Stone
Julian Somers Bull
Tim Turner Groves
Meier Tzelniker Straus
Alan Frank Actor
Tom Naylor Actor
John Richardson Actor
Sean Connery Titanic Deck Hand
Thomas Heathcote Actor
Eddie Malin Steward
Marianne Stone Stewardess No. 2
William Alwyn Composer

Technical Credits
Roy Ward Baker Director
William McQuitty Producer
Earl St. John Executive Producer,Producer
Eric Ambler Screenwriter
William MacQuitty Producer
Geoffrey Daniels Sound Effects
Gordon K. McCallum Sound Effects
Harry Miller Sound Effects
Walter Lord Screenwriter
Bill Warrington Special Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Night to Remember
1. Opening Credits [3:55]
2. A Veritable Floating City [2:11]
3. Three Degrees of Separation [2:55]
4. Garters with Pink, Frilly Bows [1:04]
5. Ice Warnings [4:04]
6. "Keep Their Eyes Skinned" [5:56]
7. Making the Rounds [6:34]
8. "People first, Things Second" [2:43]
9. Bedtime [2:48]
10. Iceberg Dead Ahead [2:56]
11. "I Think She's Badly Damaged" [3:16]
12. "She's Going To Sink" [2:14]
13. The Crew Prepares [3:53]
14. "SOS, that new call" [3:34]
15. The Carpathia on the Move [2:21]
16. Women and Children [3:38]
17. In the same boat [2:27]
18. Discontent in all quarters [2:23]
19. Listing Ship, Rising Water [4:11]
20. All Roads Lead to Rome [2:25]
21. "Good-bye, My Son" [2:30]
22. Holding Back Steerage [:52]
23. "My Lucky Pig" [2:09]
24. "We are the Titanic Sinking" [2:19]
25. Newlyweds, a Yachtsman, and a Drunk [2:25]
26. Together Till the End [2:06]
27. "Save Yourselves" [3:26]
28. "Is There No One Else?" [4:07]
29. The Carpathia to the Rescue [3:47]
30. Shots in the Dark [2:09]
31. Two Lifeboats Left [2:50]
32. Every Man for Himself [2:10]
33. Abandoning the Ship [1:59]
34. "Nearer, My God, to Thee" [2:55]
35. Fighting to Survive [1:57]
36. The Final Descent [1:50]
37. "C'mon, Girls. Row!" [7:26]
38. Lightoller Takes Command [4:01]
39. The Carpathia at Last [3:26]
40. Seven Hundred and Five Saved, Fifteen Hundred Lost [3:27]
1. Color Bars [:00]
1. The Queen Elizabeth's Launch [3:55]
2. Great Attention to Detail [2:11]
3. Class Distinction at its best [2:55]
4. First Officer Becomes Second Officer [1:04]
5. The Californian Controversy [4:04]
6. Buried Accidentally [5:56]
7. An Extra Watch [6:34]
8. A Tired Sparks [2:43]
9. Regarding Captain Lord [2:48]
10. Speculation Runs Rampant [2:56]
11. By-the-book Lightoller [3:16]
12. How Big a Gash? [2:14]
13. Was Smith Decisive? [3:53]
14. The Second Use of SOS [3:34]
15. New York to the Mediterranean [2:21]
16. Lightoller Suggests Lifeobats [3:38]
17. Engineers Keep Pumping [2:27]
18. Female Steerage Passengers [2:23]
19. Restrand's Orders [4:11]
20. "Steerage Passengers Ignored?" [2:25]
21. Husbands and Wives [2:30]
22. Jacking Up the Sets [:52]
23. "Women and Children Only" [2:09]
24. Dramatic Effect [2:19]
25. Peuchen to the Rescue [2:25]
26. Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus [2:06]
27. Twelve in a Boat for Forty [3:26]
28. Mass Panic? [4:07]
29. The Most Heroic [3:47]
30. No More Lifeboats [2:09]
31. A Fortune-Teller's Advice [2:50]
32. Rush to Higher Ground [2:10]
33. A Submerged Set [1:59]
34. The Orchestra Debate [2:55]
35. "A Man Who Built His Own Coffin" [1:57]
36. Class Distinction Disappears [1:50]
37. Screams of Death [7:26]
38. A Lifesaving Explosion [4:01]
39. Maritime Laws [3:26]
40. Survivors [3:27]
41. Color Bars [:00]
Disc #2 -- A Night to Remember
1. A Child's-Eye View [9:22]
2. Walter Lord on Researching [6:04]
3. The Best Possible Elements [2:38]
4. Building the Ship [3:41]
5. Location Shooting [4:34]
6. Verisimilitude [10:55]
7. Continuity and Effects [8:20]
8. Promoting the Film [7:15]
9. The British Theatrical Trailer [4:08]
10. End Credits [:49]
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