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Titanic by James Cameron
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Titanic (original 1997; edition 2012)

by James Cameron (Director)

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Two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner Titanic.
14 alternates | English | Primary description for language | score: 141
A timeless love story born of tragedy that created an international phenomenon. This epic masterpiece is destined to sweep audiences anew into the journey of a lifetime.
4 alternates | English | score: 104
While traveling on the doomed Titanic with her mother and fiance, Rose falls in love with a poor artist.
3 alternates | English | score: 24
This is a story of Jack and Rose, two people from different worlds who find each other and fall in love on the maiden voyage of the "unsinkable" R.M.S. Titanic. When the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic, their passionate love affair becomes a race for survival.
6 alternates | English | score: 23
Deep-sea explorer Brock Lovett has reached the most famous shipwreck of all, the passenger liner Titanic. Emerging with a safe believed to contain a diamond called "The Heart of the Ocean," he finds that the safe does not hold the diamond but a drawing of a beautiful woman wearing it. When Brock is interviewed on TV, he shows the drawing to the cameras. A 100-year-old woman named Rose Calvert recognizes the woman in the drawing as herself! On a visit to Brock's exploration ship over the wreck, Rose tells her story of the Titanic and its ill-fated voyage. Engaged to the very rich Cal Hockley, she boards the Titanic's first-class suites with him and her mother in Southampton. Winning a lucky poker game, Jack Dawson and his friend Fabrizio, board Titanic in steerage. When Rose attempts to jump off the stern in third class, Jack pulls her back onto the ship. The two instantly bond and Jack is invited to dine in first class the next evening. Rose's mother and Cal try desperately to keep them apart. But on that fateful night, the Titanic collides with an iceberg and begins to sink. Now Rose and Jack must fight to stay alive.
4 alternates | English | score: 21
The story of a passionate romance aboard the doomed ocean liner Titanic, framed by an account of a present-day salvager's efforts to investigate the ruins of the ship.
1 alternate | English | score: 17
Deep-sea explorer Brock Lovett has at last reached the most famous shipwreck of all--the Titanic. Emerging with a safe believed to hold "The Heart of the Ocean"--A legendary diamond--he finds only a drawing of a beautiful woman, wearing it. During a television interview, Brock shows the drawing on camera, and a 100-year-old woman named Rose Calvert recognizes the woman in the drawing--herself! Brock invites Rose to visit his ship over the wreck, and she tells the story of her experience on Titanic's ill-fated voyage. Rose and her mother are penniless, so Rose's engagement to steel magnate heir Cal Hockley represents their salvation, but Rose has come to loathe him. They board Titanic at Southampton, to return to America and a society wedding. Jack Dawson and his friend Fabrizio are in 3rd class, after winning their tickets in a poker game. When Jack dissuades Rose from committing suicide, it forges a bond between them. Later, Rose commissions a portrait, wearing the priceless blue diamond Cal has given her, which Jack draws. Hockley resorts to desperate measures to keep them apart, but the collision with an iceberg, and the sinking of the 'unsinkable' ship seals the fate of all aboard.
2 alternates | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 7
The story of a poor young man whose romance with a rich young woman on the most famous luxury liner of all time is cut tragically short.
3 alternates | English | score: 6
The story of a passionate romance aboard the Titanic's 1912 maiden voyage, framed by a present-day tale of a salvager who encounters a survivor of that ill-fated voyage.
English | score: 5
Jack and Rose find one another on the maiden voyage of the unsinkable "Titanic" but when the liner collides with an iceberg their passionate love affair becomes a race for survival.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 4
When the doomed luxury liner, R.M.S. Titanic, collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic, Jack & Rose's passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival.
English | score: 4
Against the backdrop of the sinking of the Titanic, two passengers from different social strati fall in love.
1 alternate | English | score: 3
Charts the fateful history of the luxury ship Titanic and its passengers. Examines the controversy surrounding the unnecessary loss of lives and the efforts of explorers and historians to find explanations in the wreckage and artifacts that survive.
English | score: 2
See Titanic as you have never seen it before, digitally re-mastered and overseen by Academy Award-winning director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet shine in the timeless love story born of tragedy that created an international phenomenon. This epic masterpiece is destined to sweep audiences anew into the journey of a lifetime. 3D Blu-ray player & 3D TV required for 3D effect. Standard Blu-ray player plays 2D version.
1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 2
Amidst the thousands of passengers setting sail from Southampton, England to New York City in that fateful month of April 1912, are well-bred Rose DeWitt Bukater & free-spirited Jack Dawson - two young souls daring to flout the conventions of Edwardian society in order to be together. Includes full color 24-page photo book, mounted filmstrip featuring one of seventeen memorable scenes.
English | score: 2
The epic story of the sinking of the Titanic.
English | score: 2
Titanic : fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
English | score: 2
Presents the story of the great cruise ship, the Titanic, touted as unsinkable, but which sank on its maiden voyage and took 1500 people into the sea six were saved from the water. Six out of 1500. Afterward the seven hundred people in the boats had nothing to do but wait..wait to die, wait to live for an absolution which would never come.
English | score: 1
James Cameron explores how the designer's fabulous vision of the Titanic turned into seagoing history's worst disaster.
English | score: 1
Starving artist Jack Dawson and engaged socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater fall in love during the maiden voyage of the "Titanic" in 1912, and enjoy a brief but intense romance that remains with Rose the rest of her long life.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 1
Using newsreels, diaries, and exclusive interviews with survivors, "Titanic" charts the fateful history of the ship and its passengers, as well as the controversy surrounding the unnecessary loss of lives. And now, 75 years later, explorers continue searching for answers to enduring mysteries surrounding the tragedy. ---excerpt from container.
English | score: 1
Two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner "Titanic". Two people from different levels of society meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner "Titanic." Jack and Rose find one another on the maiden voyage of the unsinkable "Titanic" but when the liner collides with an iceberg their passionate love affair becomes a race for survival.
English | score: 1
The fateful history of the Titanic presented from its construction to recent expeditions to the wreck, complied from newsreels, diaries and interviews.
English | score: 1
The story of a poor young man whose romance with a rich young woman on the most famous luxury liner of all time is cut tragically short. Bonus features include optional director, cast and crew, and historical commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, an alternate ending, and more.
English | score: 1
Deep-sea explorer Brock Lovett has reached the most famous shipwreck of all - the Titanic. Emerging with a safe believed to contain a diamond called 'The Heart of the Ocean', he discovers the safe does not hold the diamond but a drawing of a beautiful woman wearing it. When Brock is later interviewed on TV, he shows the drawing to the cameras, and a 100-year-old woman named Rose Calvert living in Michigan recognizes the woman in the drawing - herself! On a visit to Brock's explorer ship over the wreck, Rose tells her story of the Titanic and its ill-fated voyage. Engaged to a would-be steel magnate, Caledon Hockley, she boards the Titanic's first-class suites with him and her mother in Southampton. Also boarding are Jack Dawson and his best friend Fabrizio De Rossi, after a lucky poker game wins them tickets in steerage. When Rose attempts suicide by jumping off the stern in third-class, Jack pulls her back onto the ship... and a bond is forged between them as Jack is invited by her into first-class the following day. Rose's mother and Caledon Hockley try desperate measures to keep them apart. But that strategy goes out the window when the Titanic collides with an iceberg, and due to a design flaw begins to sink - despite being proclaimed 'unsinkable'. Now Rose and Jack must fight to stay alive, but is young Jack already doomed because of his lower status as a steerage passenger?
English | score: 1
This documentary charts the fateful history of the luxury ship Titanic from the ship's construction to the deep sea expeditions to uncover its fateful secrets. Examines the controversy surrounding the unnecessary loss of lives and the efforts of explorers and historians to find explanations in the wreckage and artifacts that survive. Includes newsreel footage, passages from diaries and interviews with survivors.
English | score: 1
Jack and Rose are young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of R.M.S. Titanic. When the luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic, their love becomes a race for survival.
English | score: 1
In his search for a blue diamond once owned by Louis XVI that was believed to have gone down with the Titanic, Brock Lovett discovers an intriguing sketch of a beautiful woman wearing the diamond on her neck. When the sketch appears on a news program, an old lady steps forward, claiming to be the woman in the drawing. She then recounts a beautiful story that took place on the ill-fated ship, a story of love that knew no boundaries.
English | score: 1
A timeless love story born of tragedy that created an international phenomenon.
English | score: 1
Jack (DiCaprio) and Rose (Winslet) meet on the maiden voyage of the Titanic and have a passionate love affair until the "unsinkable" ship collides with an iceberg turning their affair into a race for survival.
English | score: 1
Presents the story of the great cruise ship, the Titanic, touted as unsinkable, but which sank on its maiden voyage and took 1200 people with it.
English | score: 1
Nothing on earth can rival the epic spectacle and breathtaking grandeur of Titanic, the sweeping love story that sailed into the hearts of moviegoers around the world, ultimately emerging as the most popular motion picture of all time. Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar-nominee Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose, the young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of the “unsinkable” R.M.S. Titanic. But when the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic, their passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival. From acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron comes a tale of forbidden love and courage in the face of disaster that triumphs as a true cinematic masterpiece. --Back cover.
English | score: 1
Titanic is an extraordinary retelling of the doomed voyage that follows the destinies of the Titanic's victims and survivors as their stories of passion, betrayal, and hope unfold amidst the tragic events of the ship's final hours.
English | score: 1
Rated PG-13, 194 Minutes.
French | Primary description for language | Description provided by Bowker | score: 1
PG-13/Color/CC/194 min.
Catalan | Primary description for language | score: 1
Jack (DiCaprio), un joven artista, gana en una partida de cartas un pasaje para viajar a América en el Titanic, el trasatlántico más grande y seguro jamás construido. A bordo conoce a Rose (Kate Winslet), una joven de una buena familia venida a menos que va a contraer un matrimonio de conveniencia con Cal (Billy Zane), un millonario engreído a quien sólo interesa el prestigioso apellido de su prometida. Jack y Rose se enamoran, pero el prometido y la madre de ella ponen todo tipo de trabas a su relación. Mientras, el gigantesco y lujoso trasatlántico se aproxima hacia un inmenso iceberg.
Spanish | Primary description for language | score: 1
2 tapes, color, - Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winselt.
Korean | Primary description for language | score: 1
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