The Titanic on film : myth versus truth / Linda Maria Koldau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koldau, Linda Maria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Titanic (Steamship)--In motion pictures.

Titanic (Steamship).

Physical Description:

viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012.

Summary:

"This volume provides a detailed overview of Titanic films from 1912 to the present and analyses the six major Titanic films, including the 1943 national socialist production, the 1953 Hollywood film, the 1958 British docudrama A Night to Remember, the 1979 TV production S.O.S. Titanic, the 1996 mini-series Titanic, and James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: the archetype of maritime disaster

history, myth and film, the historical event

The Titanic myth

Titanic in film

major Titanic films. The Nazi Titanic (1943): unfit for propaganda

Titanic (1953): the first Hollywood Titanic production

A night to remember (1958): the "real story"

S.O.S. Titanic (1979): great in detail, weak in plot

Titanic (1996): poor plots with an impressive disaster

James Cameron's Titanic (1997)

The Titanic code: recurrent motifs in Titanic films

conclusion: making Titanic immortal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.

ISBN:

9780786463114

0786463112

OCLC:

761369286