S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
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- Not Rated
- 3h 14min
- Drama, History
- 23 Sep 1979 (USA)
- TV Movie
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
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Cast verified as complete
Harry Andrews | ... |
Captain Edward J. Smith
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David Battley | ... |
Chief Boots: S. Stebbing
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Ed Bishop | ... |
Henry Harris
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Tony Caunter | ... |
Chief Officer: Henry Wilde
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Nicholas Davies | ... |
Lift Attendant: Alfie King
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Matthew Guinness | ... |
Catholic Priest: Father Byles
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Jerry Houser | ... |
Dan Marvin
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David Janssen | ... |
John Jacob Astor
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Victor Langley | ... |
Band Leader: Wallace Hartley
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Gerard McSorley | ... |
Martin Gallagher
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John Moffatt | ... |
Benjamin Guggenheim
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Aubrey Morris | ... |
Steward: John Hart
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Nancy Nevinson | ... |
Ida Straus
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Philip O'Sullivan | ... |
David Charters
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Robert Pugh | ... |
James Farrell
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Maurice Roëves | ... |
Leading Stoker: Frederick Barrett
(as Maurice Roeves)
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Norman Rossington | ... |
Master-at-Arms: Thomas King
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Geoffrey Whitehead | ... |
Thomas Andrews
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Gordon Whiting | ... |
Isidor Straus
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Paul Young | ... |
First Officer: Joseph Murdoch
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Peter Bourke | ... |
Assistant Wireless Operator: Harold Bride
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Shevaun Briars | ... |
Katie Gilnagh
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Nick Brimble | ... |
Olaus Abelseth
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Jacob Brooke | ... |
Second Class Steward: John Hardy
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Catherine Byrne | ... |
Bridget Bradley
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Warren Clarke | ... |
Fourth Officer: Joseph G. Boxhall
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Deborah Fallender | ... |
Mary Marvin
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Lise Hilboldt | ... |
Rene Harris
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Ian Holm | ... |
J. Bruce Ismay
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Kate Howard | ... |
Countess of Rothes
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Karl Howman | ... |
Fifth Officer: Harold Lowe
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Cloris Leachman | ... |
Molly Brown
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Tony Maiden | ... |
Assistant Boots: E.J. Guy
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Helen Mirren | ... |
Stewardess: May Sloan
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Michele O'Connor | ... |
Kate Mullins
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Rynagh O'Grady | ... |
Mary Agatha Glynn
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Toni Darling | ... |
Irish Beauty
(as Antoinette O'Reilly)
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Kevin O'Shea | ... |
Crow's Nest Lookout: Reginald Lee
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Dorothea Phillips | ... |
Emma Bucknell
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Anna Quayle | ... |
Woman Turkish Bath Attendant: Maude Slocombe
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Beverly Ross | ... |
Madeline Astor
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Carolle Rousseau | ... |
Madame de Villiers
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Alec Sabin | ... |
Crow's Nest Lookout: Frederick Fleet
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Susan Saint James | ... |
Leigh Goodwin
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Madge Ryan | ... |
Stewardess: Violet Jessop
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Ronan Smith | ... |
Daniel Buckley
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Malcolm Stoddard | ... |
Second Officer: Charles H. Lightoller
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David Warner | ... |
Laurence Beesley
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Philip Stone | ... |
Captain Arthur Rostron (Carpathia)
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Christopher Strauli | ... |
Wireless Operator: Harold Cottam (Carpathia)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Rhett Keene |
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Ian Abercrombie | ... |
Deck Steward (uncredited)
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Frances Baker | ... |
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
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Charles Bolton | ... |
Officer on Carpathia (uncredited)
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Sheila Brennan | ... |
Madame (uncredited)
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Andrew Byatt | ... |
Crow's Nest Lookout (uncredited)
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Stephen Calcutt | ... |
Praying Man (uncredited)
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John Cannon | ... |
Man Trying to Storm Lifeboat (uncredited)
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Tony Clarkin | ... |
Able Seaman (uncredited)
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Phil Davis | ... |
Crow's Nest Lookout (uncredited)
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Emily Dean | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Jim Delaney | ... |
Passenger Enjoying Band (uncredited)
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Stephanie English | ... |
Passenger / Nurse (uncredited)
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Barbara Ewing | ... |
Mrs. Ismay (uncredited)
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Peter Fontaine | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Norman Gay | ... |
First Class Passenger (uncredited)
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Charlie Gray | ... |
Passenger on Boat Deck (uncredited)
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Aidan Harrington | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Alan Harris | ... |
First Class Passenger in Dining Room (uncredited)
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Tony Haygarth | ... |
Engineer Officer (uncredited)
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Anthony Heaton | ... |
Quartermaster Hichens (uncredited)
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Paddy Joyce | ... |
Irish Priest (uncredited)
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Rosemary Leach | ... |
Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
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Aileen Lewis | ... |
First Class Passenger on Deck (uncredited)
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Arthur Malet | ... |
Librarian (uncredited)
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André Maranne | ... |
Michel Navratil (uncredited)
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Jay McGrath | ... |
First Class Diner (uncredited)
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Tony Mendleson | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Ralph G. Morse | ... |
Disguised Man (uncredited)
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Brychan Powell | ... |
Second Titanic Gambler (uncredited)
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Eddie Powell | ... |
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
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Mike Reynell | ... |
First Class Diner (uncredited)
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Peter Ross-Murray | ... |
Drowning Sailor (uncredited)
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Stuart Saunders | ... |
First Titanic Gambler (uncredited)
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Roy Scammell | ... |
Titanic Gym Instructor: Thomas McCawley (uncredited)
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Timothy Spall | ... |
Jim (uncredited)
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Ronnie Stevens | ... |
Doctor McGee - Carpathia (uncredited)
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Fred Stroud | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Yankee Sulivan | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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John Tatham | ... |
First Class Passenger (uncredited)
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Reg Thomason | ... |
Passenger on Staircase (uncredited)
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Cy Town | ... |
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
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Mickey Varey | ... |
Man Trying to Storm Lifeboat (uncredited)
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Tony Vogel | ... |
Officer on Carpathia (uncredited)
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Leslie Weeks | ... |
Passenger on Boat Deck (uncredited)
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Robert White | ... |
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
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Tommy Windward | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Nicholas Young | ... |
Jack Thayer (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Hale | ... | (as Billy Hale) |
Written by
James Costigan | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
William S. Gilmore | ... | co-executive producer (as William S. Gilmore Jr.) |
Roger Gimbel | ... | executive producer |
Lou Morheim | ... | producer |
Neville C. Thompson | ... | associate producer (as Neville Thompson) |
Music by
Howard Blake |
Cinematography by
Christopher Challis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Rusty Coppleman |
Editorial Department
Michael Connell | ... | assistant film editor |
John A. Martinelli | ... | supervising editor |
Casting By
Rose Tobias Shaw |
Production Design by
Herbert Westbrook |
Art Direction by
Tim Hutchinson |
Set Decoration by
Martin Atkinson |
Costume Design by
Barbara Lane |
Makeup Department
Elaine Bowerbank | ... | hairdresser |
Richard Mills | ... | chief makeup artist |
Production Management
Graham Ford | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Corbett | ... | first assistant director |
Kieron Phipps | ... | second assistant director |
Michael Murray | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Ron Coleman | ... | construction manager |
Tommy Ibbetson | ... | property master |
Ken Barley | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Bill Beavis | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Frank McEldowney | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
John Roberts | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Robin Gregory | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Martin Gutteridge | ... | special effects supervisor |
Jimmy Benson | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Ricky Farns | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Garth Inns | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Wally Veevers | ... | supervisor of visual effects |
Doug Ferris | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Roy Larner | ... | gaffer |
John Palmer | ... | camera operator |
Kenneth C. Barrows | ... | additional loader (uncredited) |
George Binnersley | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Mike Bulley | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Maurice Gillett | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Ray Hall | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Tony Strachan | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Murphy | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Janet Tebrooke | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Janet Tebrook) |
Location Management
Peter Elford | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Howard Blake | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Sidney Sax | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Curt Sobel | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Eric Tomlinson | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Cheryl Leigh | ... | script supervisor |
Brenda Loader | ... | continuity: second unit (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Annunziata Asquith | ... | assistant to the director |
Paul Cameron | ... | production executive |
Alan Goatman | ... | executive consultant: producer |
Andrew Mitchell | ... | executive consultant: producer |
Production Companies
- EMI Films (presents)
- Argonaut Films (in association with)
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (United States) (tv)
- Viacom (1979) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1979) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1979) (Italy) (tv)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Gold Film (1980) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1980) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical) (35 mm)
- Parafrance Films (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- MTC Video (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- Cannon Screen Entertainment (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
- RTL Plus (1989) (West Germany) (tv)
- Viacom (1990) (United States) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- True Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Decades (2018) (United States) (tv)
- Schröder Media (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (DVD)
- Flashback Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Netflix (2021) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Titanic Historical Society (research by)
- Argonaut Films (location production)
- Anvil Recording Studios (music recorded at)
- Bermans & Nathans (costumes)
- National Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
On April 14, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Over one thousand five hundred people were lost. This docudrama follows the personal stories of some of the passengers and crew aboard on that fateful night. John Jacob Astor (David Janssen) and his new bride Madeline (Beverly Ross), Laurence Beesley (David Warner), Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman), a group of Irish immigrants, the wireless operators, and the stewards are among the characters.
Written by Jim Sadur |
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Taglines | The night the impossible happened...The event that shook the world. See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | David Warner also appeared in Time Bandits (1981) (which features a scene aboard the Titanic) and James Cameron's Titanic (1997). See more » |
Goofs | As the Titanic's lifeboats approach the Carpathia for rescue some of the well-dressed women in the boats are revealed to be mannequins. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from A Night to Remember (1958). See more » |
Soundtracks | I'm Falling in Love with Someone See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: The following dramatization is based on factual and personal accounts which were researched and adapted for the telling of the story of the sinking of the Titanic in dramatic form. Identifiable characters are drawn from actual persons and fictitious names were given to certain characters who existed but whose actual names remain unknown. See more » |
Quotes |
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J. Bruce Ismay: Her name, like everything about her, gave promise of something mighty and splendid. They called her Titanic. She was the longest, the tallest, the most luxurious ship in all creation. See more » |