Titanic

Synopsis

Titanic is a made-for-TV dramatization that premiered as a 2-part miniseries on CBS in 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. This is the first Titanic movie to show the ship breaking in two.

First Air Date: 1996-11-17

Last Air Date: 1996-11-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Networks: CBS

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Top Cast

Peter Gallagher as Wynn Park
George C. Scott as Captain Edward J. Smith
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Isabella Paradine
Eva Marie Saint as Hazel Foley
Tim Curry as Simon Doonan
Roger Rees as Joseph Bruce Ismay
Harley Jane Kozak as Bessie Allison
Marilu Henner as Margaret "Molly" Brown
Mike Doyle as Jamie Perse
Sonsee Neu as Aase Ludvigsen

Seasons

Miniseries (1996)

The story of the 1912 sinking of the largest luxury liner ever built, the tragedy that befell over two thousand of the rich and famous as well as of the poor and unknown passengers aboard the doomed ship.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part 1 (1996-11-17)

The saga of H.M.S. Titanic is one of "if only..."If only the designers, builders & owners hadn't bought into the myth of her being unsinkable. If only the chairman of the White Star Line hadn't decided to break the trans-Atlantic crossing record by increasing the Titanic's speed to a dangerous 22-plus knots. If only the Titanic had been adequately supplied with lifeboats. In fact there were places for only 1,200 people, although 2,228 passengers & crew were aboard.
Ep. 2: Part 2 (1996-11-19)

The saga of H.M.S. Titanic is one of "if only..."If only the designers, builders & owners hadn't bought into the myth of her being unsinkable. If only the chairman of the White Star Line hadn't decided to break the trans-Atlantic crossing record by increasing the Titanic's speed to a dangerous 22-plus knots. If only the Titanic had been adequately supplied with lifeboats. In fact there were places for only 1,200 people, although 2,228 passengers & crew were aboard.