Movie Cosmos - A Night to Remember

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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.

Top Cast >

Kenneth More

As Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller

Ronald Allen

As Mr. Clarke

Robert Ayres

As Maj. Arthur Peuchen

Honor Blackman

As Mrs. Liz Lucas

Anthony Bushell

As Capt. Arthur Rostron

John Cairney

As Mr. Murphy

Jill Dixon

As Mrs. Clarke

Jane Downs

As Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller

James Dyrenforth

As Col. Archibald Gracie

Michael Goodliffe

As Thomas Andrews

Kenneth Griffith

As Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips

Harriette Johns

As Lady Richard

Frank Lawton

As Chairman J. Bruce Ismay

Richard Leech

As First Officer William Murdoch

David McCallum

As Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride

Alec McCowen

As Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam

Tucker McGuire

As Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Brown

John Merivale

As Robbie Lucas

Ralph Michael

As Mr. Yates

Laurence Naismith

As Capt. Edward John Smith

Russell Napier

As Capt. Stanley Lord

Redmond Phillips

As Mr. Hoyle

George Rose

As Chief Baker Charles Joughin

Joseph Tomelty

As Dr. William O'Loughlin

Patrick Waddington

As Sir Richard

Jack Watling

As Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall

Geoffrey Bayldon

As Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

Michael Bryant

As Sixth Officer James Moody

Cyril Chamberlain

As Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe

Richard Clarke

As Gallagher

Bee Duffell

As Mrs. Farrell

Harold Goldblatt

As Benjamin Guggenheim

Gerald Harper

As 3rd Officer - Carpathia

Richard Hayward

As Victualling Officer

Thomas Heathcote

As Steward

Danuta Karell

As Polish Mother

Andrew Keir

As 2nd Engineer Officer John Henry Hesketh

Christina Lubicz

As Polish Girl

Barry MacGregor

As Apprentice James Gibson

Edward Malin

As Dining Saloon Steward

Patrick McAlinney

As Mr. James Farrell

Helen Misener

As Mrs. Ida Straus

Mary Monahan

As Kate

Howard Pays

As Fifth Officer Harold Lowe

Philip Ray

As Reverend Anderson

Harold Siddons

As Second Officer Herbert Stone

Julian Somers

As Mr. Bull - Man on Train

Tim Turner

As Third Officer Charles Groves

Meier Tzelniker

As Mr. Isador Straus

Alexis Chesnakov

As Passenger (uncredited)

Desmond Llewelyn

As Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)

Marianne Stone

As Stewardess (uncredited)

Stuart Wagstaff

As Titanic Steward (Uncredited)

Robert Henderson

As Mr. Harris (uncredited)

Norman Rossington

As Steward James Kiernan

Peter Burton

As 1st Class Steward (uncredited)

George A. Cooper

As Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

As Steerage Passenger (uncredited)

Harold Sanderson

As Crewman (uncredited)

Bernard Fox

As Lookout Frederick Fleet (uncredited)

Victor Wood

As Steward (uncredited)

Bob Simmons

As Stoker (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

As Crewman on Upturned Lifeboat (uncredited)

Alastair Hunter

As Steward at Steerage Gate (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

As Passenger (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

As Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Beale

As Harbor Pilot (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

As Wife (uncredited)

Jack Hedley

As Passenger on deck (uncredited)

Dudley Sutton

As Lookout (uncredited)

Hal Osmond

As Steward (uncredited)

Jack Mower

As 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)

Miki Iveria

As Lifeboat passenger (uncredited)

John Tatham

As First Class Passenger (uncredited)

Beth Rogan

As Passenger calling for Eileen (uncredited)

Arthur Gross

As Quartermaster Robert Hitchens (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

As Passenger (uncredited)

Doreen Keogh

As Passenger who Jumps in the Sea (uncredited)

Michael Lees

As Man with Souvenir Piece of Ice (uncredited)

Derren Nesbitt

As Stoker Holding Oar on Upturned Lifeboat (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

As Titanic Passenger (uncredited)

Jean Anderson

As Stuffy Lady in Lifeboat (uncredited)

Jeremy Bulloch

As Boy Jumping into Water (uncredited)

Paul Hardwick

As Guggenheim's Valet (uncredited)

Jack May

As Steerage Passenger (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

As Passenger (uncredited)

Mabel Etherington

As 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)

Glyn Houston

As Stoker (uncredited)

Fletcher Lightfoot

As Passenger (uncredited)

Muriel Maddox

As 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)

Robert Scroggins

As Titanic Bellboy (uncredited)

Joan Benham

As Lottie (uncredited)

Peter Brace

As Stoker (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

As Steerage Passenger (uncredited)

Derek Prentice

As 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)

Alf Mangan

As Crewman (uncredited)

David Birks

As Stoker / Crewman (uncredited)

Peter Sallis

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Carter

As Steward / Steerage Passenger / Another Passenger (uncredited)

Sean Connery

As Deckhand (uncredited)

Rosamund Greenwood

As Mrs Bull (uncredited)

Emerton Court

As Chief Engineer Joseph Bell (uncredited)

Henry Campbell

As W. T. Stead (uncredited)

Larry Taylor

As bearded seaman (uncredited)

Alma Taylor

As old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)

Jack Stewart

As Stoker Barrett (uncredited)

Olwen Brookes

As Miss Evans (uncredited)

Howard Lang

As Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Roy Ward Baker

Director

William MacQuitty

Producer

Sidney Hayers

Editor

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

Walter Lord

Novel

Eric Ambler

Screenplay

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director of Photography

William Alwyn

Original Music Composer

Bill Warrington

Special Effects

David Harcourt

Camera Operator

Alex Vetchinsky

Art Direction

W.T. Partleton

Makeup Artist

Yvonne Caffin

Costume Design

Harry Miller

Sound Editor

Mike Fox

Clapper Loader

Geoffrey Daniels

Sound Recordist

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Maurice Gibson

Second Assistant Director

Robert Asher

Assistant Director

Len Townsend

Set Dresser

Jack Hanbury

Production Manager

Arthur Alcott

Production Controller

Penny Daniels

Continuity

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

Pauline Trent

Hairdresser

Reviews:

John Chard (8/10)

I am acting on his advice. This ship is going to founder.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker, A Night To Remember is adapted by Eric Ambler from the book written by Walter Lord. Though only met with a lukewarm response at the box office on release, the film has since received critical acclaim and is highly regarded by Titanic historians for its accuracy.

The story of the ill fated voyage of the RMS Titanic is here given a first rate telling by Baker and his crew. Kenneth Moore heads up the multiple cast list (there's over 200 speaking parts), but crucially they let the story be the star. This is about that desperate and distressing night, when people of all classes perished due to a number of circumstances. Circumstances that are all fully formed here. They largely stick to the source story, and by using research with actual survivors they have kept it straightforward and factual. There's also no sub-plots to bog it down, there's time spent with the principals of course, but only enough time to hold our interest when disaster strikes and decisions are to be made.

Given a story with so much detail it's a major achievement that the film never sags, the outcome of which is a classic movie that's as memorable as it is poignant. 8/10

2020-05-24