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A Night to Remember 1958 Directed by Roy Ward Baker

The night the unsinkable sank

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German , Italian , Polish , Russian
Gneres Action , Drama , History
Production Company The Rank Organisation
Budget $1,680,000
Release Date 3 July 1958
123 mins
Cast
Kenneth More Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller
Ronald Allen Mr. Clarke
Robert Ayres Maj. Arthur Peuchen
Honor Blackman Mrs. Liz Lucas
Anthony Bushell Capt. Arthur Rostron
John Cairney Mr. Murphy
Jill Dixon Mrs. Clarke
Jane Downs Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller
James Dyrenforth Col. Archibald Gracie
Michael Goodliffe Thomas Andrews
Kenneth Griffith Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips
Harriette Johns Lady Richard
Frank Lawton Chairman J. Bruce Ismay
Richard Leech First Officer William Murdoch
David McCallum Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
Alec McCowen Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
Tucker McGuire Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Brown
John Merivale Robbie Lucas
Ralph Michael Mr. Yates
Laurence Naismith Capt. Edward John Smith
Russell Napier Capt. Stanley Lord
George Rose Chief Baker Charles Joughin
Joseph Tomelty Dr. William O'Loughlin
Patrick Waddington Sir Richard
Jack Watling Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall
Geoffrey Bayldon Wireless Operator Cyril Evans
Michael Bryant Sixth Officer James Moody
Cyril Chamberlain Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe
Richard Clarke Gallagher
Bee Duffell Mrs. Farrell
Harold Goldblatt Benjamin Guggenheim
Gerald Harper 3rd Officer - Carpathia
Richard Hayward Victualling Officer
Danuta Karell Polish Mother
Andrew Keir 2nd Engineer Officer John Henry Hesketh
Christina Lubicz Polish Girl
Barry MacGregor Apprentice James Gibson
Edward Malin Dining Saloon Steward
Patrick McAlinney Mr. James Farrell
Helen Misener Mrs. Ida Straus
Howard Pays Fifth Officer Harold Lowe
Philip Ray Reverend Anderson
Harold Siddons Second Officer Herbert Stone
Julian Somers Mr. Bull - Man on Train
Tim Turner Third Officer Charles Groves
Meier Tzelniker Mr. Isador Straus
Alexis Chesnakov Passenger (uncredited)
Desmond Llewelyn Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)
Marianne Stone Stewardess (uncredited)
Stuart Wagstaff Titanic Steward (uncredited)
Robert Henderson Mr. Harris (uncredited)
Norman Rossington Steward James Kiernan
Peter Burton 1st Class Steward (uncredited)
George A. Cooper Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Harold Sanderson Crewman (uncredited)
Bernard Fox Lookout Frederick Fleet (uncredited)
Victor Wood Steward (uncredited)
Bob Simmons Stoker (uncredited)
Stratford Johns Crewman on Upturned Lifeboat (uncredited)
Alastair Hunter Steward at Steerage Gate (uncredited)
Guy Standeven Passenger (uncredited)
Max Faulkner Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Beale Harbor Pilot (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain Wife (uncredited)
Jack Hedley Passenger on deck (uncredited)
Dudley Sutton Lookout (uncredited)
Hal Osmond Steward (uncredited)
Jack Mower 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)
Miki Iveria Lifeboat passenger (uncredited)
John Tatham First Class Passenger (uncredited)
Beth Rogan Passenger calling for Eileen (uncredited)
Arthur Gross Quartermaster Robert Hitchens (uncredited)
Victor Harrington Passenger (uncredited)
Doreen Keogh Passenger who Jumps in the Sea (uncredited)
Michael Lees Man with Souvenir Piece of Ice (uncredited)
Derren Nesbitt Stoker Holding Oar on Upturned Lifeboat (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown Titanic Passenger (uncredited)
Jean Anderson Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch Boy Jumping into Water (uncredited)
Paul Hardwick Guggenheim's Valet (uncredited)
Jack May Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper Passenger (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)
Glyn Houston Stoker (uncredited)
Fletcher Lightfoot Passenger (uncredited)
Muriel Maddox 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Scroggins Titanic Bellboy (uncredited)
Joan Benham Lottie (uncredited)
Peter Brace Stoker (uncredited)
Emile Stemmler Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Derek Prentice 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)
Alf Mangan Crewman (uncredited)
David Birks Stoker / Crewman (uncredited)
Peter Sallis Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Carter Steward / Steerage Passenger / Another Passenger (uncredited)
Sean Connery Deckhand (uncredited)
Rosamund Greenwood Mrs Bull (uncredited)
Emerton Court Chief Engineer Joseph Bell (uncredited)
Henry Campbell W. T. Stead (uncredited)
Larry Taylor bearded seaman (uncredited)
Alma Taylor old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)
Jack Stewart Stoker Barrett (uncredited)
Olwen Brookes Miss Evans (uncredited)
Howard Lang Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
Joyce Gregg Passenger (uncredited)
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