Titanic (1953 film)

Titanic
film poster
Directed byJean Negulesco
Written by
Produced byCharles Brackett
Starring
CinematographyJoseph MacDonald
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Music bySol Kaplan
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 16, 1953 (1953-04-16)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,805,000[1][2]
Box office$2,250,000 (US)[3]

Titanic is a 1953 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, and starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck. It centers on an estranged couple and other fictional passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the ship of the same name, which took place on April 14, 1912.

The film was the first Titanic one for 20th Century Fox, which also released the 1997 film of the same title internationally, while Paramount Pictures handled the North American distribution. It met critical praise.

  1. ^ The Definitive Titanic Film: A Night to Remember by Jeffrey Richards, 2003
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p248
  3. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954