Saving the Titanic (2012)

  • PG
  • 04/15/2012 (GB)
  • TV Movie, Documentary, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Bravery Below Deck

Overview

In the hours after the Titanic struck an iceberg 100 years ago, a team of shipbuilders and engineers raced against time to save the stricken vessel. Based on eye-witness accounts, this film reveals what went on below decks in the hours before the Titanic sank, telling the previously relatively unheralded stories of engineers who fought courageously to hold back the power of the sea and keep the power systems running, even when they learned that all was lost. Most of these men died but their actions bought enough time to save many lives. This drama-documentary tells a poignant story of self-sacrifice by the Titanic's engineers, stokers and firemen in the face of impending death.

Maurice Sweeney

Director

Lyall Watson

Writer

Colin Herber-Percy

Writer

Cast

Liam Cunningham's headshot

Liam Cunningham

Narrator (voice)
David Wilmot's headshot

David Wilmot

Joseph Bell
Ciarán McMenamin's headshot

Ciarán McMenamin

Fred Barrett
Owen McDonnell's headshot

Owen McDonnell

Trimmer Thomas Dillon
Hugh O'Conor's headshot

Hugh O'Conor

Assistant Engineer Jonathan Shepherd
Andrew Simpson's headshot

Andrew Simpson

Electrician Albert Ervine
Jonathan Byrne's headshot

Jonathan Byrne

Electrician Alfred Middleton
Chris Newman's headshot

Chris Newman

Assistant Electrician William Kelly

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