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The Resource A night to remember, the Rank Organisation presents ; a William MacQuitty production ; screenplay by Eric Ambler ; produced by William MacQuitty ; directed by Roy Baker

A night to remember, the Rank Organisation presents ; a William MacQuitty production ; screenplay by Eric Ambler ; produced by William MacQuitty ; directed by Roy Baker

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In his unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord's book of the same name, the acclaimed British director Roy Ward Baker depicts with sensitivity, awe, and a fine sense of tragedy the Titanic's final hours. Featuring remarkably restrained performances, A Night To Remember is cinema's subtlest, finest dramatization of this monumental twentieth-century catastrophe
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Two DVD special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (123 min.)
Note
  • From the book by Walter Lord
  • Originally produced in 1958
  • Special features: new high-definition restoration; audio commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall; the making of "A night to remember" (1993), a sixty-minute documentary; archival interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart; En natt att minas, a half-hour Swedish documentary from 1962; The iceberg that sank the Titanic, a fifty-minute BBC documentary (2006); trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sragow
Contents
  • Disc 1. A veritable floating city -- Three degrees of separation -- Garters with pink, frilly bows -- Ice warnings -- Keep their eyes skinned -- Making the rounds -- People first, things second -- Bedtime -- Iceberg dead ahead -- I think she's badly damaged -- She's going to sink -- The crew prepares -- SOS, that new call -- The Carpathia on the move -- Women and children -- In the same boat -- Discontent in all quarters -- Listing ship, rising water -- All roads lead to Rome -- Good-bye, my son -- Holding back steerage -- My lucky pig -- We are the Titanic sinking -- Newlyweds, a yachtsman, and a drunk -- Together till the end -- Save yourselves -- Is there no one else? -- The Carpathia to the rescue -- Shots in the dark -- Two lifeboats left -- Every man for himself -- Abandoning the ship -- Nearer, my God, to thee -- Fighting to survive -- The final descent -- C'mon, girls. Row! -- Lightoller takes command -- The Carpathia at last -- Seven hundred and five saved, fifteen hundred lost -- Commentary / Don Lynch, Ken Marschall -- Trailer
  • Disc 2. The making of A night to remember [1993 60-minute documentary featuring producer William MacQuitty's rare behind-the-scenes footage] -- Eva Hart : survivor -- En natt att minnas [1962 30-minute Swedish documentary featuring interviews with Titanic survivors] -- The iceberg that sank the Titanic [2006 50-minute BBC documentary]
Isbn
9781604655698
Instance
Label
A night to remember
Title
A night to remember
Statement of responsibility
the Rank Organisation presents ; a William MacQuitty production ; screenplay by Eric Ambler ; produced by William MacQuitty ; directed by Roy Baker
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
In his unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord's book of the same name, the acclaimed British director Roy Ward Baker depicts with sensitivity, awe, and a fine sense of tragedy the Titanic's final hours. Featuring remarkably restrained performances, A Night To Remember is cinema's subtlest, finest dramatization of this monumental twentieth-century catastrophe
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Night to remember (Motion picture : 1958)
Credits note
Music by William Alwyn ; director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Sidney Hayers
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.N54 2012
PerformerNote
Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Anthony Bushell, John Cairney, Jill Dixon, Jane Downs, James Dyrenforth, Michael Goodliffe, Kenneth Griffith, Harriette Johns, Frank Lawton, Richard Leech, David McCallum, Alec McCowen, Tucker McGuire, John Merivale, Ralph Michael, Laurence Naismith, Russell Napier, Redmond Phillips, George Rose, Joseph Tomelty, Patrick Waddington, Jack Watling
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  • MacQuitty, William
  • Ambler, Eric
  • Baker, Roy
  • More, Kenneth
  • Allen, Ronald
  • Ayres, Robert
  • Blackman, Honor
  • Bushell, Anthony
  • Cairney, John
  • Goodliffe, Michael
  • Griffith, Kenneth
  • Lawton, Frank
  • Leech, Richard
  • McCallum, David
  • McCowen, Alec
  • Merivale, John
  • Michael, Ralph
  • Naismith, Laurence
  • Rose, George
  • Tomelty, Joseph
  • Waddington, Patrick
  • Watling, Jack
  • Alwyn, William
  • Unsworth, Geoffrey
  • Hayers, Sidney
  • Lord, Walter
  • Rank Organisation
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
123
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
7
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  • Lord, Walter
  • Titanic (Steamship)
  • Ocean liners
  • Marine accidents
  • Shipwrecks
Technique
live action
Label
A night to remember, the Rank Organisation presents ; a William MacQuitty production ; screenplay by Eric Ambler ; produced by William MacQuitty ; directed by Roy Baker
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • From the book by Walter Lord
  • Originally produced in 1958
  • Special features: new high-definition restoration; audio commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall; the making of "A night to remember" (1993), a sixty-minute documentary; archival interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart; En natt att minas, a half-hour Swedish documentary from 1962; The iceberg that sank the Titanic, a fifty-minute BBC documentary (2006); trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sragow
Accompanying material
booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1. A veritable floating city -- Three degrees of separation -- Garters with pink, frilly bows -- Ice warnings -- Keep their eyes skinned -- Making the rounds -- People first, things second -- Bedtime -- Iceberg dead ahead -- I think she's badly damaged -- She's going to sink -- The crew prepares -- SOS, that new call -- The Carpathia on the move -- Women and children -- In the same boat -- Discontent in all quarters -- Listing ship, rising water -- All roads lead to Rome -- Good-bye, my son -- Holding back steerage -- My lucky pig -- We are the Titanic sinking -- Newlyweds, a yachtsman, and a drunk -- Together till the end -- Save yourselves -- Is there no one else? -- The Carpathia to the rescue -- Shots in the dark -- Two lifeboats left -- Every man for himself -- Abandoning the ship -- Nearer, my God, to thee -- Fighting to survive -- The final descent -- C'mon, girls. Row! -- Lightoller takes command -- The Carpathia at last -- Seven hundred and five saved, fifteen hundred lost -- Commentary / Don Lynch, Ken Marschall -- Trailer
  • Disc 2. The making of A night to remember [1993 60-minute documentary featuring producer William MacQuitty's rare behind-the-scenes footage] -- Eva Hart : survivor -- En natt att minnas [1962 30-minute Swedish documentary featuring interviews with Titanic survivors] -- The iceberg that sank the Titanic [2006 50-minute BBC documentary]
Control code
851269
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Two DVD special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (123 min.)
Isbn
9781604655698
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515094313
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2134D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o776712597
  • (OCoLC)776712597
System details
DVD, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; PCM mono, NTSC region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
A night to remember, the Rank Organisation presents ; a William MacQuitty production ; screenplay by Eric Ambler ; produced by William MacQuitty ; directed by Roy Baker
Publication
Note
  • From the book by Walter Lord
  • Originally produced in 1958
  • Special features: new high-definition restoration; audio commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall; the making of "A night to remember" (1993), a sixty-minute documentary; archival interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart; En natt att minas, a half-hour Swedish documentary from 1962; The iceberg that sank the Titanic, a fifty-minute BBC documentary (2006); trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sragow
Accompanying material
booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1. A veritable floating city -- Three degrees of separation -- Garters with pink, frilly bows -- Ice warnings -- Keep their eyes skinned -- Making the rounds -- People first, things second -- Bedtime -- Iceberg dead ahead -- I think she's badly damaged -- She's going to sink -- The crew prepares -- SOS, that new call -- The Carpathia on the move -- Women and children -- In the same boat -- Discontent in all quarters -- Listing ship, rising water -- All roads lead to Rome -- Good-bye, my son -- Holding back steerage -- My lucky pig -- We are the Titanic sinking -- Newlyweds, a yachtsman, and a drunk -- Together till the end -- Save yourselves -- Is there no one else? -- The Carpathia to the rescue -- Shots in the dark -- Two lifeboats left -- Every man for himself -- Abandoning the ship -- Nearer, my God, to thee -- Fighting to survive -- The final descent -- C'mon, girls. Row! -- Lightoller takes command -- The Carpathia at last -- Seven hundred and five saved, fifteen hundred lost -- Commentary / Don Lynch, Ken Marschall -- Trailer
  • Disc 2. The making of A night to remember [1993 60-minute documentary featuring producer William MacQuitty's rare behind-the-scenes footage] -- Eva Hart : survivor -- En natt att minnas [1962 30-minute Swedish documentary featuring interviews with Titanic survivors] -- The iceberg that sank the Titanic [2006 50-minute BBC documentary]
Control code
851269
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Two DVD special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (123 min.)
Isbn
9781604655698
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515094313
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2134D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o776712597
  • (OCoLC)776712597
System details
DVD, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; PCM mono, NTSC region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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