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Further Details Title: A Night to Remember (Digitally Re-mastered Centenary Edition) Format: DVD Condition: New Number Of Discs: 1 Release Date: 03/19/2012 Actors: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Honor Blackman Director: Roy Ward Baker Audio Language: English Runtime: 1 hour and 58 minutes Region Code: DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...) Studio: ITV Studios Home Entertainment Certificate: Presenza dei genitori Description: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Classic documentary drama based on Walter Lord's book about the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Told from the perspective of Second Officer Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More), the story follows the supposedly 'unsinkable' ship as she embarks on her maiden voyage and ultimately founders in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship leaves port and soon Captain Smith (Laurence Naismith) is given several ice warnings but decides not to decrease the Titanic's speed. When the ship hits an iceberg late at night on April 14th the situation looks bleak, especially with the realisation that there are not enough lifeboats to carry all on board. The Titanic's distress call is received by the Carpathia but she is four hours away and unlikely to reach the ship before it sinks. Chaos breaks out both above and below deck as the passengers and crew race against time for their survival. AMAZON REVIEW The story of the Titanic has been visited, to differing degrees, on the small and big screen many times. But there’s a strong and compelling argument that 1958’s A Night To Remember, based on Walter Lord’s novel, is the best of the lot. For several reasons. What most sets A Night To Remember apart is the sheer humanity of it. Approached in a documentary style, and with the story told mainly from the perspective of Kenneth More’s Charles Lightoller, it’s less epic in physical scale than, for instance, 1997’s Oscar-magnet Titanic. Yet there’s a core of authenticity here that’s never been beaten, on big screen or small. It might lack the big special effects budget, then, and it might also have been a little shyer in attracting awards, but A Night To Remember is a conscientious, quality piece of film making, that stands up extremely well. --Jon Foster DVDs ARE REGION 2 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Playback Region 2 :This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. You will require a multi-region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV to view. Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.