I hope that you enjoy the film and thank you for watching. Please subscribe, like, and comment. Please check out my Dailymotion Channel at www.dailymotion.com/TitanicDocsbyMark God bless you and Blessings Mark.
I used to have the DVD of this documentary. Always love coming back to it in memory of remembering the titanic and learning about it when I was very young. I’m 20 now and I’m still interested. Thank you!
18:37 I just remembered that Walter Lord in "The Night Lives On" lists a series of if-onlys: if only her departure had been moved again just one more time, if only the iceberg had been sighted sooner (or later), if only those six messages on April 14th alone had been taken seriously, if only Capt Lord had been willing to change things around on his ship to accommodate the survivors (like Rostron) , if only the bulkheads had been carried one deck higher, if only Cpt Smith had slowed down, if only she had enough lifeboats, if only Murdoch hadn't ordered the wheel turned hard over, if only she had a different name.. Walter Lord said in A&E's "Titanic: The Complete Story" that the if-onlys stirred him "more than anything."
I admire the guy who said.. "if we have to die! Then we will die like gentleman" instead of panicking them last moments.. He accepted it. And also said "I refuse to take a spot on a lifeboat that could be used for a woman or child. That just wouldn't be right". And he is right! Die like a gentleman. That has to be the most incredible statement I've ever heard of. Sad.. but yet so brave and dignified. He accepted the fact that the majority on that ship were going to die. "Mostly the men" And I highly doubt that there's people on this planet that are like that anymore..
Eleven years after this doc came out all the survivors would be gone. In a really eerie coincidence the last survivor Eliza Gladys "Millvina" Dean died on May 31 2009 and the Titanic was launched on that same day May 31 in 1911
24:5742:47 The soundtrack composer of that film was alive for only ten more days after Robert Ballard's expedition found the Titanic's wreck. His name was William Alwyn, and he died on September 11 1985
31:51 As the Carpathia started to race towards the disaster scene Rostron being the pious man that he was raised his cap about 2in and started to pray. Also, before leaving the scene in the morning of the 15th he had everyone assembled for a brief service in memory of those lost and in thanksgiving for those saved. He said after the rescue that a hand other than his must have been on the helm that night
7:28 The Titanic sent an SOS but she was not the first ship to use it. The first ever SOS was actually sent by the RMS Slavonia after she ran aground and was wrecked off the Azores on June 10th, 1909. Two vessels, the Batavia and the Prinzessin Irene, came to the rescue, and everyone was saved. SOS was not adopted as a distress signal until November 1906 in Berlin, at the first of two international radiotelegraph conventions.
I have to agree 100% with the statement that the 1958 "A Night To Remember" was without a doubt the most accurate and best rendition of what happened that night, from a historical perspective. If I had to criticize anything at all, it would have to be a dialog close to the end of the movie where 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller is sitting in a lifeboat next to one of the survivors, telling him about the should would could. "If we had enough lifeboats for all aboard instead of only enough to meet the regulations, things would have been different." That statement contradicts his own experiences of that night. He, in addition of Bill Murdough the first Officer, was in charge of preparing, loading and launching the lifeboats that night and it was him who worked on launching the last two collapsible boats from where they were stowed on top of the wireless room. As shown in the film very accurately, was that they couldn't be launched via the davits and were instead floated off the deck as the water reached the bridge of the ship. So they barely had enough time to launch the boats they had and any additional boats would thus not have mane a difference. Not to mention the reluctance of most passengers to even board the boats until the very last minutes before the ship went under. But aside from that, A Night To Remember was the best Titanic movie I've seen and I think I saw them all.
Hey Mark, I didn’t get a chance to say Hello during the anniversary this year. I had a pretty extensive lower back surgery and was still in the hospital. Hope all is good with you. 😺
9:32 Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, who worked at Harland & Wolff and vigorously advocated for more lifeboats on White Star's new superliners, attended one of the disaster memorial services and was unable to stay until the end. At one point he broke in tears and collapsed on his seat. He had to be rushed to the hospital and had to be driven home after
Here's why the Titanic's story will just never die: (1) she was the world's biggest movable man-made object of her day, (2) she excelled in luxury, (3) she was on her maiden voyage (of all voyages), (4) there were many celebrities of the day on board, (5) there was already a lot of talk about all her features before she was ever launched (including the whole "unsinkability" talk), (6) she was the world's newest ocean liner of her time and (7) the Titanic is the first or maybe the only ship thus far in living memory to be sunk by an iceberg. It seems the Titanic will always be in our minds despite herself; unlike the ship itself, the story remains unsinkable
There was of course no Jack and Rose romance on the Titanic but there was a Jack Thayer in 1st class (not 3rd) and a Rhoda Mary “Rosa” Abbott (née Hunt) in 3rd class (not 1st). They both survived the sinking
12:32 I hear on one hand that Cpt Smith ordered the course altered to a more southerly route but on the other it was changed just a little bit so that it was all just a formality
A quite interesting story I've heard about Ismay is that around the time "A Night to Remember" was published in November 1955 Walter Lord got a letter from England about the "remarkable finish" at the 1913 Derby in Epsom Downs. Craganour, the favourite, crossed the line first and was escorted to the winners' circle. Then, without a protest from anyone, it was disqualified and the race was awarded to second-place Aboyeur. Craganour, Lord's correspondent said, was owned by Bruce Ismay, and I guess the inference is clear: the establishment would never let an Ismay-owned horse win the hallowed Derby. Walter Lord then went to check the story. Everything turned out to be accurate except for one important detail. Joseph Bruce Ismay didn't own Craganour. His younger brother, Charles Bower Ismay, did. Still, Craganour remained disqualified. The reason? Craganour's original jockey had been replaced by an American one, Johnny Reiff. I don't know why that was but the move was immensely unpopular, and the discussions the judges are (apparently) supposed to conduct at the end of the race before announcing the winner presented them with the golden opportunity to discredit Reiff. Walter Lord, though, said he still got letters afterwards still linking Bruce (not Bower) Ismay and Craganour together
Dorothy Gibson left the Titanic in the same lifeboat, #7, as William Thompson Sloper, who allegedly got off dressed as a woman. He never did. #7 was the first lifeboat lowered, and at that point after the impact most were taking the situation lightly thinking they were on the "unsinkable Titanic" so that Murdoch, in charge of lowering #7, had trouble filling it at all Sloper thus had no reason to think of dressing as a woman. As to where the story came from; he was the first survivor to register at the Waldorf-Astoria, the hotel where all the survivors were going, and the media knew that. At one point the reporters made a rush at his door which his brother Harold who was there with him, repelled, as Walter Lord put it, "perhaps a bit too forcefully." (I wonder if he told them to get lost) At any instance one of the reporters, from the New York Herald, thought he would use the incident to what he thought was a way of teaching the Slopers more respect for the press. He put a story together which stated - guess what - that William Thompson Sloper left the sinking Titanic dressed as a woman
1:47 The Titanic got publicity and attention no doubt but that was mostly together with the Olympic she was after all a year older. That in turn means that the Olympic was completed first and also sailed first so that by the time the Titanic left the Olympic Class was becoming old news.
9:52 Somewhere between Cherbourg and Cobh, I think it was, Cpt Smith ordered a few lazy S turns to test the ship around (adjust the compasses among other things). You don't do that during a voyage with people on board Capt you do that during sea trials; that's what sea trials are for. That's not an experienced captain that's a teen. So once again Capt Smith how much did you really really know about the vessel under your feet??
3:48, 11:13 One thing Ismay did on the Carpathia was contact the White Star offices in NY and ask them to hold this other ship, the Cedric, until he and the crew came, so they could go back home to England as soon as possible. That already made everyone think that he was trying to slip away from America before the police or the authorities could get their hands on him. He then made things worse for himself by signing his message "Yamsi": his last name spelled backwards. That then begs the question why try to cover up by spelling your name backwards if you have nothing to hide. The American warship Chester intercepted his message and relayed it to Congress where a subcommittee to look into the matter was quickly formed. Its members, headed by Sen. William Alden Smith, promptly went to New York where they strode aboard the Carpathia and succeeded at subpoenaing Ismay. He was to appear in court, not within a few days, let alone a full week: the following day. That was Sen Smith's subcommittee's way of serving swift justice which is what America likes to do so much yes but then (1) the tragedy took place within US territorial waters and (2) there were American passengers on board So this time the US was presented with the right opportunity to do just that, serve swift justice
2:55 It could've all been much worse; due to a coal strike in Britain at the time and because April was still off-season the Titanic was only two-thirds full
1:52 I hear it's not really true that inferior steel or anything was used Harland & Wolff didn't want to have to go to court if anything serious happened to its ships out there involving materials
6:52 I once heard that Cpt Smith towards the bitter end picked up his megaphone and shouted through it "Be British boys be British" If he really did that then he was a real crook
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tyvm for the upload
I caught the titanic bug at 8 years old. 32 years later I'm still down in this rabbit hole . Thanks Mark! Keep up the amazing work
I used to have the DVD of this documentary. Always love coming back to it in memory of remembering the titanic and learning about it when I was very young. I’m 20 now and I’m still interested. Thank you!
18:37 I just remembered that Walter Lord in "The Night Lives On" lists a series of if-onlys: if only her departure had been moved again just one more time, if only the iceberg had been sighted sooner (or later), if only those six messages on April 14th alone had been taken seriously, if only Capt Lord had been willing to change things around on his ship to accommodate the survivors (like Rostron) , if only the bulkheads had been carried one deck higher, if only Cpt Smith had slowed down, if only she had enough lifeboats, if only Murdoch hadn't ordered the wheel turned hard over, if only she had a different name.. Walter Lord said in A&E's "Titanic: The Complete Story" that the if-onlys stirred him "more than anything."
The if-onlys with Titanic never seem to end, it's quite incredible.
@@rbsk999 Yea hey
I admire the guy who said.. "if we have to die! Then we will die like gentleman" instead of panicking them last moments.. He accepted it. And also said "I refuse to take a spot on a lifeboat that could be used for a woman or child. That just wouldn't be right". And he is right! Die like a gentleman. That has to be the most incredible statement I've ever heard of. Sad.. but yet so brave and dignified. He accepted the fact that the majority on that ship were going to die. "Mostly the men" And I highly doubt that there's people on this planet that are like that anymore..
22:49 Thanks William MacQuitty very much for leaving us with this awesome film of yours "A Night to Remember"
I Have This One To. Great Video. You Got All The Ones I Have Mark. Thanks For Posting.
Thank you so much for sharing Mark. I come back after time, and watch again. Cant get enough. Blessings.
Eleven years after this doc came out all the survivors would be gone. In a really eerie coincidence the last survivor Eliza Gladys "Millvina" Dean died on May 31 2009 and the Titanic was launched on that same day May 31 in 1911
24:57 42:47 The soundtrack composer of that film was alive for only ten more days after Robert Ballard's expedition found the Titanic's wreck. His name was William Alwyn, and he died on September 11 1985
This is great!!
Very interesting..Eva Hart was one of my favorite survivors.I heard the pig story before, and hearing it and seeing the pig is so cool!
Glad you enjoyed it
31:51 As the Carpathia started to race towards the disaster scene Rostron being the pious man that he was raised his cap about 2in and started to pray. Also, before leaving the scene in the morning of the 15th he had everyone assembled for a brief service in memory of those lost and in thanksgiving for those saved. He said after the rescue that a hand other than his must have been on the helm that night
7:28 The Titanic sent an SOS but she was not the first ship to use it. The first ever SOS was actually sent by the RMS Slavonia after she ran aground and was wrecked off the Azores on June 10th, 1909. Two vessels, the Batavia and the Prinzessin Irene, came to the rescue, and everyone was saved. SOS was not adopted as a distress signal until November 1906 in Berlin, at the first of two international radiotelegraph conventions.
Love it thanks everyone
9:43 On many a street in Southampton there was at least one bereaved family Of the 724 crew who perished on the Titanic 549 came from Southampton
I have to agree 100% with the statement that the 1958 "A Night To Remember" was without a doubt the most accurate and best rendition of what happened that night, from a historical perspective. If I had to criticize anything at all, it would have to be a dialog close to the end of the movie where 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller is sitting in a lifeboat next to one of the survivors, telling him about the should would could. "If we had enough lifeboats for all aboard instead of only enough to meet the regulations, things would have been different." That statement contradicts his own experiences of that night. He, in addition of Bill Murdough the first Officer, was in charge of preparing, loading and launching the lifeboats that night and it was him who worked on launching the last two collapsible boats from where they were stowed on top of the wireless room. As shown in the film very accurately, was that they couldn't be launched via the davits and were instead floated off the deck as the water reached the bridge of the ship. So they barely had enough time to launch the boats they had and any additional boats would thus not have mane a difference. Not to mention the reluctance of most passengers to even board the boats until the very last minutes before the ship went under.
But aside from that, A Night To Remember was the best Titanic movie I've seen and I think I saw them all.
I agree. Great movie.
"A Night to Remember" is indeed a good film it is very gripping
I think it was only coincidence that they had barely enough time to launch all the lifeboats
tyvm for this upload
Hey Mark, I didn’t get a chance to say Hello during the anniversary this year. I had a pretty extensive lower back surgery and was still in the hospital. Hope all is good with you. 😺
My dad recorded this on Vhs when this aired i have it somewhere. 1998 commercials included lol
9:32 Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, who worked at Harland & Wolff and vigorously advocated for more lifeboats on White Star's new superliners, attended one of the disaster memorial services and was unable to stay until the end. At one point he broke in tears and collapsed on his seat. He had to be rushed to the hospital and had to be driven home after
Here's why the Titanic's story will just never die: (1) she was the world's biggest movable man-made object of her day, (2) she excelled in luxury, (3) she was on her maiden voyage (of all voyages), (4) there were many celebrities of the day on board, (5) there was already a lot of talk about all her features before she was ever launched (including the whole "unsinkability" talk), (6) she was the world's newest ocean liner of her time and (7) the Titanic is the first or maybe the only ship thus far in living memory to be sunk by an iceberg. It seems the Titanic will always be in our minds despite herself; unlike the ship itself, the story remains unsinkable
There was of course no Jack and Rose romance on the Titanic but there was a Jack Thayer in 1st class (not 3rd) and a Rhoda Mary “Rosa” Abbott (née Hunt) in 3rd class (not 1st). They both survived the sinking
12:32 I hear on one hand that Cpt Smith ordered the course altered to a more southerly route but on the other it was changed just a little bit so that it was all just a formality
A quite interesting story I've heard about Ismay is that around the time "A Night to Remember" was published in November 1955 Walter Lord got a letter from England about the "remarkable finish" at the 1913 Derby in Epsom Downs. Craganour, the favourite, crossed the line first and was escorted to the winners' circle. Then, without a protest from anyone, it was disqualified and the race was awarded to second-place Aboyeur. Craganour, Lord's correspondent said, was owned by Bruce Ismay, and I guess the inference is clear: the establishment would never let an Ismay-owned horse win the hallowed Derby. Walter Lord then went to check the story. Everything turned out to be accurate except for one important detail. Joseph Bruce Ismay didn't own Craganour. His younger brother, Charles Bower Ismay, did. Still, Craganour remained disqualified. The reason? Craganour's original jockey had been replaced by an American one, Johnny Reiff. I don't know why that was but the move was immensely unpopular, and the discussions the judges are (apparently) supposed to conduct at the end of the race before announcing the winner presented them with the golden opportunity to discredit Reiff. Walter Lord, though, said he still got letters afterwards still linking Bruce (not Bower) Ismay and Craganour together
Dorothy Gibson left the Titanic in the same lifeboat, #7, as William Thompson Sloper, who allegedly got off dressed as a woman. He never did. #7 was the first lifeboat lowered, and at that point after the impact most were taking the situation lightly thinking they were on the "unsinkable Titanic" so that Murdoch, in charge of lowering #7, had trouble filling it at all Sloper thus had no reason to think of dressing as a woman.
As to where the story came from; he was the first survivor to register at the Waldorf-Astoria, the hotel where all the survivors were going, and the media knew that. At one point the reporters made a rush at his door which his brother Harold who was there with him, repelled, as Walter Lord put it, "perhaps a bit too forcefully." (I wonder if he told them to get lost) At any instance one of the reporters, from the New York Herald, thought he would use the incident to what he thought was a way of teaching the Slopers more respect for the press. He put a story together which stated - guess what - that William Thompson Sloper left the sinking Titanic dressed as a woman
4:25 They "knew of the ice ahead" but they didn't care
1:47 The Titanic got publicity and attention no doubt but that was mostly together with the Olympic she was after all a year older. That in turn means that the Olympic was completed first and also sailed first so that by the time the Titanic left the Olympic Class was becoming old news.
9:52 Somewhere between Cherbourg and Cobh, I think it was, Cpt Smith ordered a few lazy S turns to test the ship around (adjust the compasses among other things). You don't do that during a voyage with people on board Capt you do that during sea trials; that's what sea trials are for. That's not an experienced captain that's a teen. So once again Capt Smith how much did you really really know about the vessel under your feet??
3:48, 11:13 One thing Ismay did on the Carpathia was contact the White Star offices in NY and ask them to hold this other ship, the Cedric, until he and the crew came, so they could go back home to England as soon as possible. That already made everyone think that he was trying to slip away from America before the police or the authorities could get their hands on him. He then made things worse for himself by signing his message "Yamsi": his last name spelled backwards. That then begs the question why try to cover up by spelling your name backwards if you have nothing to hide. The American warship Chester intercepted his message and relayed it to Congress where a subcommittee to look into the matter was quickly formed. Its members, headed by Sen. William Alden Smith, promptly went to New York where they strode aboard the Carpathia and succeeded at subpoenaing Ismay. He was to appear in court, not within a few days, let alone a full week: the following day. That was Sen Smith's subcommittee's way of serving swift justice which is what America likes to do so much yes but then (1) the tragedy took place within US territorial waters and (2) there were American passengers on board So this time the US was presented with the right opportunity to do just that, serve swift justice
36:04 May 14th - that's exactly one month after the Titanic struck
2:55 It could've all been much worse; due to a coal strike in Britain at the time and because April was still off-season the Titanic was only two-thirds full
50:34 Not only that but the Titanic is also one subject with lots of misinformation
42:58 I also found a colorized version of it here on YT
1:52 I hear it's not really true that inferior steel or anything was used Harland & Wolff didn't want to have to go to court if anything serious happened to its ships out there involving materials
6:52 I once heard that Cpt Smith towards the bitter end picked up his megaphone and shouted through it "Be British boys be British" If he really did that then he was a real crook
3:06 If the Titanic had been fully booked then her lifeboats would've been enough for only 27%
11:20 Well it was wrong to not supply enough lifeboats for all on board
36:22 That's too far north
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