S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
Directed by William Hale
Genres - Drama, Historical Film, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Disaster Film, Docudrama, Sea Adventure |
Release Date - Sep 23, 1979 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
An Anglo-American co-production, S.O.S. Titanic is a costly, 150-minute reenactment of the infamous sea disaster of 1912. Heading the cast is David Janssen as millionaire John Jacob Astor, who went down with the Titanic, and Cloris Leachman as raucous Denver dowager Molly Brown, who didn't (for the record, Leachman had previously played Brown on a 1957 episode of the TV anthology Telephone Time). Third-billed is Susan Saint James as fictional passenger Leigh Goodwin, who carries most of the dramatic load. Written by Hallmark Hall of Fame veteran James Costigan, the made-for-television S.O.S. Titanic premiered September 23, 1979. In subsequent network and syndicated showings, the film was pared down to 102 minutes.
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captain [ship], crew, cruise, disaster, millionaire, ocean, passenger, shipwreck, drowning