Rather average Hollywood attempt to tell the story of the 1912 marine disaster, the sinking of the Titanic, this one focuses on Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck as an unhappily married couple reevaluating their union and their children surrounded by the splendour of the most wonderful (and unsinkable) tub ever launched.
However, when compared to 'A Night to Remember' and to the occasionally-shown documentary which speaks to the survivors of the disaster who were children at the time, it pales into insignificance. It is well-done, reasonably written, believably cast - but just doesn't touch the viewer in the way the real stories can.
Compared to the Di Caprio version in the 90s ... it is a classic. That just misfired on every level and put spectacle and special effects before the telling of a real and true story. 'Titanic' with Webb and Stanwyck doesn't hit the spot either, but at least it packs a punch without resorting to Celine Dion on the soundtrack.
However, when compared to 'A Night to Remember' and to the occasionally-shown documentary which speaks to the survivors of the disaster who were children at the time, it pales into insignificance. It is well-done, reasonably written, believably cast - but just doesn't touch the viewer in the way the real stories can.
Compared to the Di Caprio version in the 90s ... it is a classic. That just misfired on every level and put spectacle and special effects before the telling of a real and true story. 'Titanic' with Webb and Stanwyck doesn't hit the spot either, but at least it packs a punch without resorting to Celine Dion on the soundtrack.