| Titanic | |
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Music by | Sol Kaplan |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.
- ^ The Definitive Titanic Film: A Night to Remember by Jeffrey Richards, 2003
- ^ 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
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954