| Raise the Titanic | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Jameson |
| Screenplay by | Adam Kennedy |
| Adaptation by | Eric Hughes |
| Based on | Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler |
| Produced by | William Frye Lord Grade |
| Starring | Jason Robards Richard Jordan David Selby Anne Archer Alec Guinness |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Robert F. Shugrue J. Terry Williams |
| Music by | John Barry |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated Film Distribution |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million[1] |
| Box office | $7 million[2][3] |
Raise the Titanic is a 1980 adventure film produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and directed by Jerry Jameson. The film, written by Eric Hughes (adaptation) and Adam Kennedy (screenplay), is based on the 1976 book of the same name by Clive Cussler. The storyline concerns a plan to recover RMS Titanic to obtain cargo valuable to Cold War hegemony.
The film stars Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer, and Alec Guinness. It received mixed reviews by critics and audiences and proved to be a failure at the box office, grossing about $7 million against an estimated $35 million budget. Producer Lew Grade later remarked "it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic".[4][5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
premwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 270.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Fowler, Rebecca (31 August 1996), "It would be cheaper to lower the Atlantic", The Independent, London, retrieved 11 May 2009
- ^ Kennedy, Duncan (25 August 2012). "Australian billionaire on mission to recreate Titanic". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2012.