"high, the same height as ""Titanic""s hull. The interior of the eight-storey building provides of space. Its centrepiece is a series of interpretive galleries exploring aspects of the building, design, sinking and legacy of ""Titanic"". On the top floor of the museum is Belfast's largest conference and reception space, the ""Titanic"" Suite, a banqueting facility capable of seating 750 people. A reproduction of the original staircase on the ""Titanic"", made famous by the James Cameron film ""Titanic"" in 1997, is located in this conference centre. The building also provides education, community, retail and restaurant facilities plus a community resource centre."
"on December 19, 1997, ""Titanic"" achieved critical and commercial success. Nominated for 14 Academy Awards, it tied ""All About Eve"" (1950) for the most Oscar nominations, and won 11, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director, tying ""Ben-Hur"" (1959) for the most Oscars won by a single film. With an initial worldwide gross of over $1.84 billion, ""Titanic"" was the first film to reach the billion-dollar mark. It remained the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's ""Avatar"" surpassed it in 2010. A 3D version of ""Titanic,"" released on April 4, 2012, to commemorate the centennial of the"
"cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Suzy Amis, and Bill Paxton as the film's principal cast. Cameron's budget for the film reached about $200 million, making it the most expensive movie ever made at the time. Before its release, the film was widely ridiculed for its expense and protracted production schedule. Released to theaters on December 19, 1997, ""Titanic"" grossed less in its first weekend ($28.6 million) than in its second ($35.4 million), an increase of 23.8%. This is unheard of for a"
"the United States; the official Hollywood premiere occurred on December 14, 1997, where ""the big movie stars who attended the opening were enthusiastically gushing about the film to the world media"". Including revenue from the 2012 and 2017 reissues, ""Titanic"" earned $659.4 million in North America and $1.528 billion in other countries, for a worldwide total of $2.187 billion. It became the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide in 1998, and remained so for twelve years, until ""Avatar"" (2009), also written and directed by Cameron, surpassed it in 2010. On March 1, 1998, it became the first film to earn"
"CGI technology during the 1990s include such films as ""Twister"", ""Independence Day"", ""Daylight"", ""Dante's Peak"", ""Volcano"", ""Hard Rain"", ""Deep Impact"", and ""Armageddon"". In 1997, James Cameron produced, wrote and directed a version of the epic story, ""Titanic"". The film combined romance with intricate special effects and was a huge success, becoming the highest-grossing film (which it remained for twelve years) with over $2.1 billion worldwide, and winning 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Movies from the disaster film genre are often based on novels. In many cases, the novels were bestsellers or critically acclaimed works. Three of"
"1986, he directed and wrote the science fiction action sequel ""Aliens"" starring Sigourney Weaver. He followed this by directing another science fiction film ""The Abyss"" (1989). In 1991, Cameron directed the sequel to ""The Terminator"", """" (with Schwarzenegger reprising his role), and also executive produced the action crime film ""Point Break"". Three years later he directed a third Schwarzenegger-starring action film ""True Lies"" (1994). In 1997, Cameron directed, wrote, and produced the epic romantic disaster film ""Titanic"" which grossed over $1.84 billion at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time. He received the Academy Award for"
"Jon Landau (film producer) Jon Landau (; born July 23, 1960) is an American film producer, known for producing ""Titanic"" (1997), a film which won him an Academy Award and earned $2.19 billion in gross revenues, and ""Avatar"" (2009), which earned $2.79 billion. , these are still the two highest-grossing films of all time. Landau was born Jewish family in New York City, New York, the son of Edie, a producer, and Ely A. Landau, a studio executive and producer. He attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Throughout the early '90s, Landau was Executive Vice President of Feature Film"
"to ""The Hurt Locker"". Jon Landau (film producer) Jon Landau (; born July 23, 1960) is an American film producer, known for producing ""Titanic"" (1997), a film which won him an Academy Award and earned $2.19 billion in gross revenues, and ""Avatar"" (2009), which earned $2.79 billion. , these are still the two highest-grossing films of all time. Landau was born Jewish family in New York City, New York, the son of Edie, a producer, and Ely A. Landau, a studio executive and producer. He attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Throughout the early '90s, Landau was Executive Vice"
"Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role in the epic romantic disaster film ""Titanic"" (1997), as well as roles in the science fiction comedies ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989), ""Dead Calm"" (1989), the television series ""Twin Peaks"" (1991), the western film ""Tombstone"" (1993), the horror film ""Demon Knight"" (1995), the first Kingdom Hearts video game (2002) as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the comedy-drama ""CQ"" (2001). Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Thalia and William"
"Calm"", in which Zane had one of the lead roles. Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role in the epic romantic disaster film ""Titanic"" (1997), as well as roles in the science fiction comedies ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989), ""Dead Calm"" (1989), the television series ""Twin Peaks"" (1991), the western film ""Tombstone"" (1993), the horror film ""Demon Knight"" (1995), the first Kingdom Hearts video game (2002) as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the comedy-drama ""CQ"" (2001)."
"Titanic (1953 film) Titanic is a 1953 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco. Its plot centers on an estranged couple sailing on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the , which took place in April 1912. The film was released a day after the 41st anniversary of the sinking of the ocean liner. At the last minute, a wealthy American expatriate in Europe, Richard Sturges (Clifton Webb), buys a steerage-class ticket (the lowest class) for the maiden voyage of the RMS ""Titanic"" from a Basque immigrant. Once aboard he seeks out his runaway wife, Julia (Barbara Stanwyck). He discovers she"
"Production at Twentieth Century Fox. He is best known for producing ""Titanic"" (1997), a film which won him an Academy Award and became the highest-grossing film of all time, the first ever to reach $2.0 billion in gross revenues. The film reached $2.19 billion, more than double the $1.03 billion of then-record-holder ""Jurassic Park"" (1993). In 2009, Landau and James Cameron produced the science fiction blockbuster ""Avatar"", which has since surpassed their earlier collaboration, ""Titanic"", to become the new (and reigning) highest-grossing film of all time, with $2.79 billion. ""Avatar"" earned Landau his second Academy Award nomination, losing that year"
"the movie"". Cameron also wanted to appease anxious studio executives and ""saw that a hit song from his movie could only be a positive factor in guaranteeing its completion"". 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures co-financed ""Titanic"", with Paramount handling the North American distribution and Fox handling the international release. They expected Cameron to complete the film for a release on July 2, 1997. The film was to be released on this date ""in order to exploit the lucrative summer season ticket sales when blockbuster films usually do better"". In April, Cameron said the film's special effects were too complicated"
"""Titanic"", Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart became the first pair of actresses nominated for portraying the same character in the same film. At age 87, Stuart also became the oldest performer nominated for a competitive Oscar. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The following 16 films received multiple nominations: The following four films received multiple awards: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. In December 1997, the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the 1998 ceremony. ""Gil has become"
"sank and had an actual survivor as its star—the silent film actress Dorothy Gibson. The British film ""A Night to Remember"" (1958) is still widely regarded as the most historically accurate movie portrayal of the sinking. The most financially successful by far has been James Cameron's ""Titanic"" (1997), which became the highest-grossing film in history up to that time, as well as the winner of 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Cameron. The ""Titanic"" disaster was commemorated through a variety of memorials and monuments to the victims, erected in several English-speaking countries"
"by James Cameron. Kamuda helped Cameron with the historical details of the set and story. In return, Cameron cast Kamuda and his wife, society vice president Karen Kamuda, as extras in the film. Before shooting their scene, James Cameron told the assembled ""Titanic"" cast and crew, ""Because of these two people we are here today."" The director also introduced Kamuda to several actors, telling them, ""Here's the man who made it all possible."" Ed and Karen Kamuda can be seen in the background on the ship's promenade while Leonardo DiCaprio (who plays Jack Dawson) teaches Kate Winslet (Rose DeWitt Bukater)"
"1912, less than a month after the ""Titanic"" disaster, Buckley appeared before the United States Senate as part of an investigation into the ship's sinking. Questioned by Senator William Alden Smith, Buckley's testimony, the only by an Irishman, provided the unique perspective of a steerage passenger. Many decades later, his testimony was particularly influential in shaping several of the steerage scenes of filmmaker James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film, ""Titanic"". After his safe arrival in the United States, Daniel settled in Manhattan, where he worked in a hotel. In June 1917, two months after the American entry into World War I,"
"Mark Lindsay Chapman Mark Lindsay Chapman (born 8 September 1954) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Officer Henry Wilde in the film ""Titanic"" (1997) and as John Lennon in the film ""Chapter 27"" (2007). He attended the Guildford School of Acting where he studied ballet, speech, drama, and fencing. His television credits include: ""Max Headroom"", ""Dallas"" (as Brett Lomax), ""Falcon Crest"", ""Baywatch"", ""Murder, She Wrote"", """", ""JAG"", ""Charmed"", ""The Young and the Restless"", ""Swamp Thing"", and ""The Langoliers"". He played Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde in the 1997 film ""Titanic"". A Paramount internal memo"
"James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer. After working in special effects, he found major success after directing and writing the science fiction action film ""The Terminator"" (1984). He then became a popular Hollywood director and was hired to write and direct ""Aliens"" (1986); three years later he followed up with ""The Abyss"" (1989). He found further critical acclaim for his use of special effects in """" (1991). After his film ""True Lies"" (1994), Cameron took on his biggest film at the time, ""Titanic"" (1997), which earned him Academy Awards"
"S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic is a British -American 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 maiden voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class. The script was written by James Costigan and directed by William Hale (credited as Billy Hale). It is the first ""Titanic"" film filmed and released in color. First Class passengers include a May–December couple, multi-millionaire John Jacob Astor IV (David Janssen) and his new wife Madeleine Talmage Force (Beverly Ross); their friend, the ""unsinkable"" Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman); another pair of honeymooners, Daniel and Mary Marvin (Jerry"
"held in 1990, and he had hosted the previous year's gala. Nearly a month earlier in an event held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 28, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Ashley Judd. ""Titanic"" won a record-tying eleven awards including Best Director for James Cameron and Best Picture. Other winners included ""As Good as It Gets"", ""Good Will Hunting"" and ""L.A. Confidential"" with two awards, and ""The Full Monty"", ""Geri's Game"", ""Karakter"", ""The Long Way Home"", ""Visas and Virtue"", ""Men in Black"" and ""A Story of Healing"" with one."
"Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, a nomination for a BAFTA Award, as well as numerous other accolades. Carpenter is alumnus of Van Nuys High School and San Diego State University. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Russell Carpenter Russell Paul Carpenter, A.S.C. (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer. He shot the 1997 Best Picture-winning film ""Titanic"", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Much of his work has been in independent and genre cinema, with films like "", The Lawnmower Man"", and ""Hard Target."""
"by both the story and the sad saga"". He named it his ninth best film of 1997. On the television program ""Siskel & Ebert"", the film received ""two thumbs up"" and was praised for its accuracy in recreating the ship's sinking; Ebert described the film as ""a glorious Hollywood epic"" and ""well worth the wait,"" and Gene Siskel found Leonardo DiCaprio ""captivating"". James Berardinelli stated, ""Meticulous in detail, yet vast in scope and intent, ""Titanic"" is the kind of epic motion picture event that has become a rarity. You don't just watch ""Titanic"", you experience it."" It was named his"
"of Rosie O'Donnell. With a Grammy Award nominated cast album, over the next twenty years the show received hundreds of professional and amateur productions worldwide and has become a national and international staple of musical theater. ""Titanic"" opened on April 23, 1997 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and ran for 804 performances and 27 previews, closing on March 21, 1999. Directed by Richard Jones with choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, the cast included John Cunningham, David Garrison, Larry Keith, Alma Cuervo, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Don Stephenson, and Brian d'Arcy James. Danny Burstein was a cast replacement. The set encompassed three levels"
"Thomas Andrews (Michael Goodliffe) instructing a stewardess to be seen wearing her lifebelt as an example to the other passengers. Many scenes from this film inspired similar and in some cases, almost dialogue-identical scenes in James Cameron's later 1997 blockbuster ""Titanic"", including a similar scene between Andrews and a stewardess named Lucy. She can also be seen earlier in this film, setting things up in the background of first-class passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater's suite. In ""Britannic"", a TV movie made in the year 2000, the main character is Vera Campbell, played by (Amanda Ryan), a woman apprehensive about travelling on"
"Titanica Titanica is a 1992 IMAX documentary film about the RMS ""Titanic"". The film was directed by Stephen Low and narrated by Cedric Smith, Anatoly Sagalevich and Ralph White. The film mostly focuses on footage taken at the wreck of the RMS ""Titanic"", also featuring footage of the expedition crew searching the wreck as well as interviews with ""Titanic"" survivors Frank John William Goldsmith and Eva Hart. Using Eva and the crew members, Low conveys the voice of the documentary by showing the Titanic's wreckage as a graveyard which is to be respected and treated with caution and care. It"
"as the ""R.M.S. Titanic"" in a few shipboard scenes. S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic is a British -American 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 maiden voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class. The script was written by James Costigan and directed by William Hale (credited as Billy Hale). It is the first ""Titanic"" film filmed and released in color. First Class passengers include a May–December couple, multi-millionaire John Jacob Astor IV (David Janssen) and his new wife Madeleine Talmage Force (Beverly Ross); their friend, the ""unsinkable"" Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman);"
"2nd Golden Satellite Awards The 2nd Golden Satellite Awards, given on February 22, 1998, honored the best in film and television of 1997. Mary Pickford Award – Jodie Foster Outstanding New Talent – Aaron Eckhart ""' Robert Duvall – ""The Apostle"" ""' Jack Nicholson – ""As Good as It Gets"" ""' Judi Dench – ""Mrs Brown"" ""' Helen Hunt – ""As Good as It Gets"" ""' ""Men in Black"" ""' ""Titanic"" – Peter Lamont ""' ""Amistad"" – Janusz Kaminski ""' ""Titanic"" – Deborah Lynn Scott ""' James Cameron – ""Titanic"" ""' ""4 Little Girls"" ""' ""Titanic"" – Richard A. Harris"
"1998. With eleven awards, ""Titanic"" tied with ""Ben-Hur"" for the most Academy Awards in Oscar history. It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenwriting nomination since 1965's ""The Sound of Music"". Best Actress winner Helen Hunt became the first performer to win an Oscar while concurrently starring in a television series; Jack Nicholson became the fourth performer to win at least three acting Oscars. Both won for their roles in ""As Good as It Gets"", making it the seventh film to win both lead acting awards. Nominated for their performances as Rose DeWitt Bukater in"
"1997 when Cameron, impressed with Horner's score for ""Braveheart"", asked him to compose the score for ""Titanic"". Early concept art was created by Syd Mead, who had previously worked on ""Blade Runner"", ""2010"", and ""Tron"". One of the original designs for the spaceship ""Sulaco"" was spherical, but it was redesigned as the ship would be out of frame due to the film's aspect ratio. Cameron showed Mead his own concept art, and the final result was described as ""rocket gun that carries stuff"". Concept artists were asked to incorporate subliminal acknowledgments to the Vietnam War, which included designing the dropship"
"Titanic (1996 miniseries) Titanic is a 1996 American two-part television miniseries which premiered on CBS on November 17 and 19, 1996. ""Titanic"" follows several characters on board the RMS ""Titanic"" when she sinks on her maiden voyage in 1912. The miniseries was directed by Robert Lieberman. The original music score was composed by Lennie Niehaus. ""Titanic"" follows three main story threads. Isabella Paradine is traveling on the ""Titanic"" to join her husband after attending her aunt's funeral in England. On the ""Titanic"", she meets Wynn Park, her former lover. She falls in love with him again, and after a brief"
"The society was originally called the ""Titanic Enthusiasts of America"", but Kamuda changed its name after a widow of a Titanic passenger questioned their ""enthusiasm"" for the disaster which killed 1,517 people, including her husband. Kamuda, who served as the president of the Titanic Historical Society, saw the society's membership grow to thousands during his lifetime. Under his leadership, the Titanic Historical Society became one of the world's leading centers for the research of the RMS Titanic, as well as its passengers and crew. Kamuda and other members of the society served as consultants for the 1997 film, ""Titanic"", directed"
"Jason Barry Jason Barry (born 14 December 1972) is an Irish actor best known for his portrayal of Tommy Ryan in the 1997 film ""Titanic"". He also starred in ""The Still Life"" for which he won numerous awards. Jason Barry was born in Artane, Dublin, Ireland. He has two brothers, Keith and Glen. Barry is a graduate of The Samuel Beckett Center for performing arts at Trinity College, Dublin. His first lead role was in a BBC Film called Screen Two: O Mary This London (1994). In 1997, he played Tommy Ryan in the film ""Titanic"". Jason had a recurring"