I know that a lot of people think this is a bad movie, but I like it because to me it represents what everyone wanted the wreck of Titanic to be like. Before the wreck was discovered in 1985, most people believed that the Ship sank in one piece and was for the most part preserved on the ocean floor. Obviously this was proven not to be the case on both counts. But I think it's a great what if movie.
Agreed. I just wish they had not rushed the script through and would have worked it as well as the special effects. Following the book would have made for a much better story.
What if the Titanic was recovered from the ocean floor and completed it's voyage. 68 year delay but it got there and the souls that lost there lives finally had closure.
A very emotional film that everyone wanted to be right. It was filmed very well and the raising was....YES! she's up..... I wished too it was right.... then reality set in, in 1985
Rest In Peace Clive Cussler.. An utterly brilliant author who despite not liking this movie, created Stories that will live on with characters that were bought to life in every book that is still read to this day. Personally, I like the movie, but fell in love with the books! May Dirk Pitt, Rudi Gunn, Al Giordino, Admiral Sandecker all live forever!
Agreed - I first came across Cussler in October 1979, when I purchased "VIXEN-03" at Birmingham New street station before a journey. Brilliant writing in those days, although I believe that he went off the boil when he began collaborating with Paul Kempicos. "Dragon" was another excellent "might have been" alternate-universe novel from Cussler.
@@majormanfredrex - It might sound that way, but the soundtrack to this movie is entirely original. The reason it sounds very "Bond"-like is because "Raise The Titanic" was scored by John Barry, the composer responsible for almost all the Bond scores from the beginning up until 1987's "The Living Daylights". As a young Titanic obsessive, I loved this film when I was a kid too, but with adult eyes I have to concur that it is hobbled by a truly dreadful script and direction which gives every indication that Jerry Jameson was in over his head. Nostalgia aside, I have to concur that the score (which IMO ranks with Barry's very best) and the model/practical effects shots and sequences (which are first-rate for the time) are probably the only reasons I'll still watch it today.
I love the way Americans seem to think the Titanic was an American ship. British designed, built, owned and crewed. Passengers were mostly British and Irish.
The Americans think everything and everyone is owned by them they are sick people try to step in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler to get world domination and its the only country in the world who has more then a miilion nuclear missiles
@@beerdrinker6452, don't be a smartass when the American-made Challenger and Columbia shuttles were destroyed and their crews were killed. Remember when NASA, during President Obama's terms in office, relied on Russian Soyuz rockets to ferry American NASA astronauts to the International Space Station rather than using any U.S.-made rockets or shuttles? NO country is immune to engineering flaws or disasters.
For all those picking holes and faults with the film, you're ALL missing 1 major fact. THIS IS A FILM AND NOT A DOCUMENTARY. Get a friggin' grip and have a word with yourself.
I will tell you this, raise the Titanic was filmed 5 years before the ship's discovery in 1985 which was when the theory that the ship sank intact ended.
I have a strange love for this movie almost in spite of itself. Nothing about it is conceivable, and yet John Barry's score and the "what-if" speculation get me sentimental and drawn to it. The great actors in it don't hurt either.
The scene with Alec Guinness was filmed in St.Ives in Cornwall & so was the scene at the graveyard, a town I know very well . The place still looks the same today & the pub you see the actors walking towards is still there. The way Alec is dressed just reminds me so much of my grandad, he was a fisherman, i swear he even wore the same type of cap too!
I remember as a kid this movie had a habit of always being on tv in the mid to late 80’s, and was just hooked with it. I know the critics hate it and time has not been good to it, but it’s an enjoyable movie to watch, and on the very rare occasions it is on tv these days, even if 20 minutes to go, I will stick with it to the end
I was enthralled with the Titanic story as a child. When this movie came out, I loved it. It made me a fan of the book's author, Clive Cussler, as well. When she was finally discovered five years later, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed it had broken in two and was unable to be lifted to the surface like the movie depicted. Ah well. Good memories anyway.
Her sister ship sank as well, apparently, off Greece. Seems that ships go down all the time. The Titanic was only interesting because of the idiot captain who ignored foul weather warnings and who never gave the lookouts binoculars.
The captain did order full steam ahead in pursuit of the ribbon…..knew the crows nest had no binoculars and was told there were icebergs on it course …….so a little idiotic …..
@@BleachDemon99 the story that I understand is that the owner of the ship ordered the speed, the binocular story you put forward needs some sort of citation. Yes I know that lookouts were not issued with binoculars but do we know fot sure the captain knew?
@@Woodman-Spare-that-treethe sea was dead calm that night. Plus the company put pressure on the Captain to arrive in New York a day early. He was at some fault but he wasn’t to blame for what happened. It was the company that decided not put enough life boats on the Titanic because they thought they would obstruct the view for the first class passengers. I can’t even imagine what the Captain went through that night. Seeing his beautiful ship sinking and knowing most passengers were going to die.
There seems to be a snobbish adage which rears its head from time to time being, “it’s not as good as the book!” I hadn’t read the book before seeing it and thought it was a great movie. I have since read the book and every other book Clive Cussler wrote and thoroughly enjoyed them, so with hindsight, I reckon this movie done its job admirably. It created another diehard fan of Cussler’s incredible output, a master of his craft!
I had been studying for a final at university and decided to go out to a movie in order to take my mind off it...low and behold Raise The Titanic on the big screen...love it and the special effects considering it was 1980...began a love affair with Clive Cussler novels...
What I found interesting about Clive Cussler's 1976 book Raise The Titanic was that he was off by just one month in predicting when the Titanic would be located.
@@madquest8 - That didn't happen in the novel. It's been many years since I last read it, but I definitely remember the discovery narrative taking maybe a chapter or two at most - Dirk Pitt is Clive Cussler's "Marty Stu", and as such Cussler is almost allergic to writing any scenario in which Pitt is either out of his depth or entirely at the mercy of other people or events. That said, and with respect, I have to say I'm a little uncomfortable with how blase your recent comments regarding the OceanGate submersible loss come across, and as such I'm going to add that while the movie *does* feature a submersible implosion, it happened approximately 10 miles away from the Titanic wreck site, as stated at 42:13 .
Seeing it forty-tree years later, it is a much better film that half of the rubbish blockbusters made in the last 30 years, where CGI literally "eat" the actors. A good cast and good locations still make it an entertaining film, which was then unfairly underrated. It's not one of my favourites, but this is the third time I have seen it from beginning to end.
You've only watched this film _three_ times...?! 😮 How many times have you read the novel, listened to it read in audio books?! 😮 😮 ..,heard the theme music ❤❤❤ / added it to your playlist...?! 😮 ❤❤❤
Critics keep in mind a couple of facts. First this 1980 movie is based on a 1976 novel by Clive Cussler. Cussler's novels are quite entertaining (he's one of my favorite authors), but they are not known for their technical or historical accuracy. The second is that when this was written no one really had any idea what condition the Titanic was in. In fact Arthur C. Clarke's novel "Imperial Earth", which came out in 75 also had a risen Titanic in New York harbor, and Clarke was a serious science fiction author who wouldn't have had such a plot element unless he thought it was at least possible. "Raise the Titanic" is like all of Cussler's works. Enjoy them for the fun ride they are, but don't take them too seriously.
I felt that way too, until in one book he had the US randomly annex Canada, and no one batting an eye because the US had a piece of paper that supposedly gave Canada to the US back in the 19th Century... Yeah, no.
@@trekaddict That was kind of silly, and was never brought up again in any of his other novels. I believe that novel was one of the earlier ones, "Night Probe".
I know what critics say but the scene where they actually find it… I like to think that that’s exactly how the real guys reacted as they found it when it came out of the dark
Well, I thought it was a bloody good film! It's what films are supposed to be: Escapism, fantasy, good story, excellent actors, music, etc. I have not read the book, so cannot compare. It's hard to find any film that pays justice to the original book. But, for me a very enjoyable and well made movie.
I was Titanic obsessed as a kid and remember seeing this film after they had discovered her, even knowing it could never happen I always wondered what it would be like to see her finish her maiden voyage. Me and hubby were talking about this film and knew I had to watch it again. Thanks for uploading it.
True, yet it does show more movie fiction. Even assuming a vessel is strong enough to not instantly implode at the tiniest breach, a jet of water at that depth/pressure would cut them to pieces.
still like this movie, you cant help but feel a sadness when the Titanic hits the surface, i think its knowing now that could never be, its not a bad movie its just based on what people hoped for and not what we found years later in reality, RIP Titanic
The Starfish had men hoping to find "something" but they hadn't yet been told what... Titan's so-called "crew" were adventuring millionaires (& a 19yo son of one) lured into spending a fortune by the hubris of a deluded "inventor" whose goal in life was to be remembered for breaking rules... Rest In Peace Monsieur PH Nargeolet, Mr,Hamish Harding, Mr S,Dawood & Mr S.Dawood. (As for Stockton Rush...😡)
@@brigidsingleton1596yeah that whole submarine looked pathetic and weak in structure. Really pathetic design to dive over two miles below . Oh but it was controlled by Xbox remote . Sign me down
It's a great soundtrack for sure; absolutely gorgeous in fact, but to call it the greatest soundtrack of all time is a bit absurd or one hasn't seen enough movies considering there are tons of other outstanding movie scores by John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, Alfred Newman, Randy Newman, Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri, etc. However, if this is your personal favourite soundtrack above all others, that's perfectly fine. :)
Maybe .. but the reissue is pretty amazing and contains the whole film score. I have it and it’s glorious! One of my fave scores .. this and ‘Playing By Heart’.
Fun Fact: This movie mirrors the actual discovery of Titanic in one way. The US Navy agreed to help finance and provide material aid to Robert Ballard's expedition on the condition that he also explore the wrecks of the USS Thresher and Scorpion, using the Titanic as a political cover.
Not exactly accurate. The US Navy had no interest in finding the Titanic. Ballard agreed to conduct the search on the proviso that if he found the subs then the rest of the assigned search time would be concentrated on finding the ship.
I love this film and this theme (by the sadly late John Barry) even more than Clive Cussler's novel. Rest In Peace Clive, John, Richard (Jordon, who played Pitt) and RMS Titanic, (real, and imitated) and your over 1500 lost souls 😢😢😢😢❤
Difference being their wouldn’t have been prior flooding and the subs failure would have been instantaneous and without warning, in the same way that a balloon fails….
Watching this now, after the events of the past week, it really hits differently. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the brave crew of the tragically lost submersible 'Starfish'. May they rest in peace.
@@madquest8 The film's good. John Barry always does great scores for under-sea and space. Recent real life...............different thing. Absolute idiots in my view. Titanic was going too fast in the "unsinkable ship" having to meet the deadline for prestige reasons and half the lifeboats had been removed because they spoiled to "line" of the ship. The Hindenburg disaster has similarities - tight timetables with - a suicidal airship. The recent submersible? Let's "Tighten the rules"! Let's "Ask the government! Action!" About.........what? What do they know about two miles under water? These kind of people disbelieved the eye-witness reports that the ship broke in two. The enquiry of chair-polishers and pen-pushers "decreed" otherwise. Bozos. Two miles down in the ocean? You may not kill people but you can't stop people getting themselves killed and you can't protect people too stupid to look after themselves. Recently a girl died after eating from Pret a Manger. She had a serious allergy, her father had the epipens and couldn't save her. Huge hoo-haa and shindig about food labelling in retailers - for nothing. Such an industry is not to blame, it's impossible to guarantee the whole supply chain, the girl and her family had to be advised and know - she can't "cruise the shopping mall with her mates" etc - if you can't eat a peanut, it's a serious disability and you can't "lay that" on counter-or-line staff being paid peanuts themselves. Brought to you by a government that doesn't know men from women, arse from fanny, blind as bats - all on LSD, all liars. The late Jimi Hendrix did a song called "The stars that play with laughing Sam's dice". Big, noisy party in a spaceship and he shouts "Don't open that door! DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!" above the revelling then......................."Oh well, that's the way it goes................" Same for descending to tour the Titanic .......of all things. An absolute marker of hubris. The film's good....................... LMFAO.
How prophetic of the Titan implosion in 2023. How lamentable. Fantastic movie. John Barry did music for Out of Africa and the James Bond themes - you can hear this one belongs in the family of his arrangements. Bravo.
A few historical inaccuracies, but a good yarn all the same. Add to that an always-welcome cameo by Sir Alec Guinness and a memorial soundtrack, and it's an enjoyable watch.
Good movie with, naturally, the limitations of any screenplay made off a novel. But made me wish the Titanic actually had sunk in one piece. Richard Jordan matched exactly my mental picture of Dirk Pitt. Thank you, MVS.
I loved this film, and the fantastic music, by the late John Barry. The scene where the thing surfaces is absolutely astounding. There have been a hell of a lot of worse films than this, that's for sure!
Enjoyable and intriguing movie! Has a great atmosphere, great music score, quality actors and a James Bond-esque feeling to the fictional story involving the US competing with Soviets. Most modern movies just don't compare I feel!
37:52 almost half a century later this scene of Starfish had happened with OceanGate Titan. And this time the real world incident was a tourist submarine not a U.S Navy submersible.
Straight up. Love Clive Cussler, always a fun read. Teenage and adult crush on both Dirk Pitt and Richard Jordan. Read the book. Watched and owned the VHS. After many years, I have finally watched again. John Barry's score always gets to me. There was so much in the book that had to be left out, but back then, you couldn't get away with 2+hour films. I remember when we had no idea where the Titanic was, The Hoff had not yet sung on the wreckage of the Wall, and you'd troll through the 45's in the local record store after school while waiting for the bus. For it's time, this film was awesome with the tight script, the incredible miniatures, and model work, and a great cast with just the right delivery of tension and emotion (God bless you Sir Alec, Richard and Mr Robards). All respect to Mr Cameron's Titanic and all involved, but this is and always will be my Titanic Classic. Still crushin' on ya both, Richard and Dirk 😘😘😘😉💞💞
My Dad taped this off TV on our Betamax (another archaic wreck) when we were like 7 or something. Didn't even fully appreciate what the Titanic was but it started a love affair for me with the ship!
1:47:08 ....What a wonderful movie and so chilling to revisit the hole Titanic story especially with the recent past events...Thanx for the upload !!! ...🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺😁
although it is not conceivable and technically viable 40 years then and now, the sight of a Titanic rising out of the sea in spite of the improbable scale of the rising undertaken is a spectacular sight cinematically...
When Robert Ballard found the RMS Titanic in 1985 he was actually on a covert mission for the US Navy to use his deep submersibles to find two sunk US Submarines to study the effect their nuclear reactors were having on the envirronment. And also to help determine the cause of the sinkings. He was told after he had completed his mission if he had time he could go look for the Titanic which was supposed to be somewhere between the sites of the USS Thresher and the USS Scorpion. Just sayin.
i like bit at 1.22.52 where the little guy has been trying to pump the Titanic out for the past 80 years and he is still going must be a world record for holding your breath
I can't remember why but i know that i taped this movie on VHS years ago. Even though its not accurate historically, I thought it was a cool movie. I'm not sure but it also the only movie where Richard Jordan has a lead role. The scenes where the Titanic is brought into New York and the reception it got was really touching.
Watching this was sad when one of the subs imploded, just like the recent one "Titan" five souls lost in about the same depth and area...Rip all Souls lost...
The critics hated it and it wasn't the blockbuster the producers expected it to be. But it's still an interesting and watchable film with a great soundtrack and a solid cast..
As many others have said already, John Barry's score is exceptionally great for 'Raise the Titanic' and really elevates this movie and provides a vital emotional element. I admit that I became a bit misty-eyed seeing the 'Titanic' being towed into the New York City harbor with Barry's score heralding how it had completed its voyage many decades later from England to finally grace the shores of America. It was a fictional return of course, but an emotional one indeed.
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I know that a lot of people think this is a bad movie, but I like it because to me it represents what everyone wanted the wreck of Titanic to be like. Before the wreck was discovered in 1985, most people believed that the Ship sank in one piece and was for the most part preserved on the ocean floor. Obviously this was proven not to be the case on both counts. But I think it's a great what if movie.
Agreed. I just wish they had not rushed the script through and would have worked it as well as the special effects. Following the book would have made for a much better story.
@@Dallas_K maybe the film makers could make a raise the britannic movie and not rush it
Good movie, but they showed the Titanic as a small ship in the movie, but it was much bigger
What if the Titanic was recovered from the ocean floor and completed it's voyage. 68 year delay but it got there and the souls that lost there lives finally had closure.
I mean the bow is somewhat fine th3 stern on the other hand....
A very emotional film that everyone wanted to be right.
It was filmed very well and the raising was....YES! she's up..... I wished too it was right.... then reality set in, in 1985
The film was science fiction using a real event, however at 31 minutes I always choke up, Alec Guinness hit the feels just right.
"...if you do manage to bring her up... Perhaps you can put this on her...
Where it belongs." Rest In Peace Sir Alec.
He had the force
John Barry, what a genius. nothing and no one will ever come close to him. unmissable
Rest In Peace Clive Cussler.. An utterly brilliant author who despite not liking this movie, created Stories that will live on with characters that were bought to life in every book that is still read to this day. Personally, I like the movie, but fell in love with the books! May Dirk Pitt, Rudi Gunn, Al Giordino, Admiral Sandecker all live forever!
EXCELLENT WORDS
Agreed - I first came across Cussler in October 1979, when I purchased "VIXEN-03" at Birmingham New street station before a journey. Brilliant writing in those days, although I believe that he went off the boil when he began collaborating with Paul Kempicos. "Dragon" was another excellent "might have been" alternate-universe novel from Cussler.
agreed, I have most of his books,
What do you mean went off the boil
I’ve never read a book of Clive’s admittedly
I didn't even realise Cussler had passed away, I still have some of the Dirk Pitt novels. Looks like I'll have to read them again at some point.
John Barrys Score really propells this above Average!
True , though I was heavily reminded of James Bond movies. I know he did those too . The underwater scenes and score remind me of thunder ball
I was a kid when this film came out. Damn the critics. I love it.
Totally agree!
Great music!
@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree The music used in some scenes is taken from a few of the underwater scenes from the James Bond movies.
@@majormanfredrex - It might sound that way, but the soundtrack to this movie is entirely original. The reason it sounds very "Bond"-like is because "Raise The Titanic" was scored by John Barry, the composer responsible for almost all the Bond scores from the beginning up until 1987's "The Living Daylights". As a young Titanic obsessive, I loved this film when I was a kid too, but with adult eyes I have to concur that it is hobbled by a truly dreadful script and direction which gives every indication that Jerry Jameson was in over his head. Nostalgia aside, I have to concur that the score (which IMO ranks with Barry's very best) and the model/practical effects shots and sequences (which are first-rate for the time) are probably the only reasons I'll still watch it today.
Love all the books by the late Clive Cussler. And Richard Jordan will always be my Dirk Pitt
It was one of my Dad's favorites. It is a movie we watched together.
I was hooked on titanic as a kid, watched this with my Dad.....
Best film ever for that
I love the way Americans seem to think the Titanic was an American ship. British designed, built, owned and crewed. Passengers were mostly British and Irish.
Where do you get that idea from?
Bankers
The Americans think everything and everyone is owned by them they are sick people try to step in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler to get world domination and its the only country in the world who has more then a miilion nuclear missiles
Is that why it sank? Why are you bragging?
@@beerdrinker6452, don't be a smartass when the American-made Challenger and Columbia shuttles were destroyed and their crews were killed.
Remember when NASA, during President Obama's terms in office, relied on Russian Soyuz rockets to ferry American NASA astronauts to the International Space Station rather than using any U.S.-made rockets or shuttles?
NO country is immune to engineering flaws or disasters.
For all those picking holes and faults with the film, you're ALL missing 1 major fact. THIS IS A FILM AND NOT A DOCUMENTARY. Get a friggin' grip and have a word with yourself.
Tell them like it is. Is it possible to do a remake now that we know what condition the Titanic is actually in?
MAnuscript421 They'd have to raise the stern only or some such thing....
No, I mean like book description from Clive Cussler's novel.
I will tell you this, raise the Titanic was filmed 5 years before the ship's discovery in 1985 which was when the theory that the ship sank intact ended.
@@RailPreserver2Kthat’s right and on a more poignant note twin towers in tact witch can not be salvaged like the Titanic
I have a strange love for this movie almost in spite of itself. Nothing about it is conceivable, and yet John Barry's score and the "what-if" speculation get me sentimental and drawn to it. The great actors in it don't hurt either.
I had a feeling it would be a James Bond composer because some musical pieces in there sounded very much like from a Bond movie.
Sadly the original recording of the music was lost in a Heathrow warehouse many moons ago, although recreations have been made.
The scene with Alec Guinness was filmed in St.Ives in Cornwall & so was the scene at the graveyard, a town I know very well . The place still looks the same today & the pub you see the actors walking towards is still there.
The way Alec is dressed just reminds me so much of my grandad, he was a fisherman, i swear he even wore the same type of cap too!
So fitting! JohnLe Carre lived in Cornwall & Alec Guinness was George Smiley. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy the BBC series was filmed in 1979.
Great movie. Great premise. RIP Richard Jordan, great Actor.
John Barry's musical score to this movie is just superb. The melody takes you away 💖💖💖💖💖💖
Totally agree! Almost like a character, Barry's soundtrack. So prominent and breathtaking..
i agree makes you sink
Nice peace of music when the ship comes up all ways makes me think of my rip bro
My great grandmother had a ticket for the titanic however as luck would have it she missed the last boarding call. How strange is that.
Seeing the twin towers and the titanic in the same shot gave me goosebumps
Yeah! They were probably the greatest insurance frauds ever!
I had the exact same thought 😢
Just add Concorde
John Barry Prendergast superb composer of so many great film music scores , RIP master
I remember as a kid this movie had a habit of always being on tv in the mid to late 80’s, and was just hooked with it.
I know the critics hate it and time has not been good to it, but it’s an enjoyable movie to watch, and on the very rare occasions it is on tv these days, even if 20 minutes to go, I will stick with it to the end
I was enthralled with the Titanic story as a child. When this movie came out, I loved it. It made me a fan of the book's author, Clive Cussler, as well. When she was finally discovered five years later, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed it had broken in two and was unable to be lifted to the surface like the movie depicted.
Ah well.
Good memories anyway.
Her sister ship sank as well, apparently, off Greece. Seems that ships go down all the time. The Titanic was only interesting because of the idiot captain who ignored foul weather warnings and who never gave the lookouts binoculars.
The weather was not foul and a captain given command of the Whitestar Lines flag shop would not be an idiot.
The captain did order full steam ahead in pursuit of the ribbon…..knew the crows nest had no binoculars and was told there were icebergs on it course …….so a little idiotic …..
@@BleachDemon99 the story that I understand is that the owner of the ship ordered the speed, the binocular story you put forward needs some sort of citation. Yes I know that lookouts were not issued with binoculars but do we know fot sure the captain knew?
@@Woodman-Spare-that-treethe sea was dead calm that night. Plus the company put pressure on the Captain to arrive in New York a day early. He was at some fault but he wasn’t to blame for what happened. It was the company that decided not put enough life boats on the Titanic because they thought they would obstruct the view for the first class passengers. I can’t even imagine what the Captain went through that night. Seeing his beautiful ship sinking and knowing most passengers were going to die.
Another John Barry soundtrack masterpiece
Sadly the master tapes are missing.
Gut wrenching .
There seems to be a snobbish adage which rears its head from time to time being, “it’s not as good as the book!” I hadn’t read the book before seeing it and thought it was a great movie. I have since read the book and every other book Clive Cussler wrote and thoroughly enjoyed them, so with hindsight, I reckon this movie done its job admirably. It created another diehard fan of Cussler’s incredible output, a master of his craft!
I had been studying for a final at university and decided to go out to a movie in order to take my mind off it...low and behold Raise The Titanic on the big screen...love it and the special effects considering it was 1980...began a love affair with Clive Cussler novels...
John Barry did a great job composing the movie's soundtrack.
Love it.
It's just beautiful ❤
Much underated movie , the musical score is one of the best
What I found interesting about Clive Cussler's 1976 book Raise The Titanic was that he was off by just one month in predicting when the Titanic would be located.
He also predicted a mini sub would implode next to it!! Uncanny!
@@madquest8 - That didn't happen in the novel. It's been many years since I last read it, but I definitely remember the discovery narrative taking maybe a chapter or two at most - Dirk Pitt is Clive Cussler's "Marty Stu", and as such Cussler is almost allergic to writing any scenario in which Pitt is either out of his depth or entirely at the mercy of other people or events. That said, and with respect, I have to say I'm a little uncomfortable with how blase your recent comments regarding the OceanGate submersible loss come across, and as such I'm going to add that while the movie *does* feature a submersible implosion, it happened approximately 10 miles away from the Titanic wreck site, as stated at 42:13 .
@@madquest8 as far as predictions go, look up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Titan:_Or,_Futility published in 1898
Morgan Robertson accurately predicted the titanic sinking in a fictional book called wreck of the titan 14 years before titanic sank
Another epic score from John Barry. Really evocative and atmospheric.
Seeing it forty-tree years later, it is a much better film that half of the rubbish blockbusters made in the last 30 years, where CGI literally "eat" the actors. A good cast and good locations still make it an entertaining film, which was then unfairly underrated. It's not one of my favourites, but this is the third time I have seen it from beginning to end.
Figuratively
CGI cannot ‘literally’ eat anything
u retrieed
Agreed... and it has an imploding sub, so you can see what happened to the Titan! LOL
@@madquest8proper lols
You've only watched this film _three_ times...?! 😮
How many times have you read the novel, listened to it read in audio books?! 😮 😮 ..,heard the theme music ❤❤❤
/ added it to your playlist...?! 😮 ❤❤❤
Raise the Titanic was my first Clive Cussler book and hooked me for the next 40 years!!
Critics keep in mind a couple of facts. First this 1980 movie is based on a 1976 novel by Clive Cussler. Cussler's novels are quite entertaining (he's one of my favorite authors), but they are not known for their technical or historical accuracy. The second is that when this was written no one really had any idea what condition the Titanic was in.
In fact Arthur C. Clarke's novel "Imperial Earth", which came out in 75 also had a risen Titanic in New York harbor, and Clarke was a serious science fiction author who wouldn't have had such a plot element unless he thought it was at least possible.
"Raise the Titanic" is like all of Cussler's works. Enjoy them for the fun ride they are, but don't take them too seriously.
I felt that way too, until in one book he had the US randomly annex Canada, and no one batting an eye because the US had a piece of paper that supposedly gave Canada to the US back in the 19th Century... Yeah, no.
@@trekaddict That was kind of silly, and was never brought up again in any of his other novels. I believe that novel was one of the earlier ones, "Night Probe".
That John Barry soundtrack though! ❤
I was absolutely mesmerised by this film when I was little.
Silly fantasy I know, but I would have so loved if Titanic was in anywhere near this condition when found. ❤️
I know what critics say but the scene where they actually find it… I like to think that that’s exactly how the real guys reacted as they found it when it came out of the dark
Well, I thought it was a bloody good film! It's what films are supposed to be: Escapism, fantasy, good story, excellent actors, music, etc.
I have not read the book, so cannot compare. It's hard to find any film that pays justice to the original book. But, for me a very enjoyable and well made movie.
The special effects by Wally Veevers are still gorgeous.
I was Titanic obsessed as a kid and remember seeing this film after they had discovered her, even knowing it could never happen I always wondered what it would be like to see her finish her maiden voyage. Me and hubby were talking about this film and knew I had to watch it again. Thanks for uploading it.
I love the music
The scene of the submersible imploding kind've hits home today following recent events of the Titan sub disaster.
True, yet it does show more movie fiction. Even assuming a vessel is strong enough to not instantly implode at the tiniest breach, a jet of water at that depth/pressure would cut them to pieces.
Yeah, youtube algorithm knows what vids to put in my feed.
Can’t believe they predicted a sub imploding near Titanic. Spooky.
still like this movie, you cant help but feel a sadness when the Titanic hits the surface, i think its knowing now that could never be, its not a bad movie its just based on what people hoped for and not what we found years later in reality, RIP Titanic
Titanic Wasn't Dead But Yet This movie Titanic is Scrapped
I was 5 when I saw this move at drive in..............I think the 80's was a golden era for great movies. I love the soundtrack.
I recon this beats the crap out of the James Camerons Titanic
A group of men on a submarine that implodes killing them while diving down to the Titanic. Life imitating art…
The Starfish had men hoping to find "something" but they hadn't yet been told what...
Titan's so-called "crew" were adventuring millionaires (& a 19yo son of one) lured into spending a fortune by the hubris of a deluded "inventor" whose goal in life was to be remembered for breaking rules...
Rest In Peace
Monsieur PH Nargeolet,
Mr,Hamish Harding,
Mr S,Dawood & Mr S.Dawood.
(As for Stockton Rush...😡)
Predictive programming as they say , so true .
@@brigidsingleton1596yeah that whole submarine looked pathetic and weak in structure. Really pathetic design to dive over two miles below .
Oh but it was controlled by Xbox remote .
Sign me down
The greatest soundtrack of all time.
It's a great soundtrack for sure; absolutely gorgeous in fact, but to call it the greatest soundtrack of all time is a bit absurd or one hasn't seen enough movies considering there are tons of other outstanding movie scores by John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, Alfred Newman, Randy Newman, Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri, etc.
However, if this is your personal favourite soundtrack above all others, that's perfectly fine. :)
And 5 years later, they actually found it !
This is one of my favourite movies.
What I really like about these old films is not every character has to be a comedian, every other line isn't a 'one liner'.
Titanic will never get old ❤
Fantastic fantasy adventure, made before the Titanic was found. Transported us back in time
One of my all time favourite films! Grossly underrated.
Very enjoyable film, the moment the ship emerged from the sea was brilliant. 😎😎😎😎
watched this so many times over the years,gonna watch it again now
27:53 😁😁....how nice is to see you again Obi-wan.... May The Force be with You !!! 😁😁😁
John Barry's best work IMO. It's a real shame the recordings of the original soundtrack were lost.
Maybe .. but the reissue is pretty amazing and contains the whole film score. I have it and it’s glorious! One of my fave scores .. this and ‘Playing By Heart’.
Excellent John Barry Score!!!
Fun Fact: This movie mirrors the actual discovery of Titanic in one way. The US Navy agreed to help finance and provide material aid to Robert Ballard's expedition on the condition that he also explore the wrecks of the USS Thresher and Scorpion, using the Titanic as a political cover.
Two subs seacliff and turtle are sister subs of Alvin who first dived the Titanic.
@@kevinchun5242 - But only the retrofitted Alvin was certified to depths that could reach her.
Not exactly accurate. The US Navy had no interest in finding the Titanic. Ballard agreed to conduct the search on the proviso that if he found the subs then the rest of the assigned search time would be concentrated on finding the ship.
Really enjoyed this ...thank you....
I love this film and this theme (by the sadly late John Barry) even more than Clive Cussler's novel. Rest In Peace Clive, John, Richard (Jordon, who played Pitt) and RMS Titanic, (real, and imitated) and your over 1500 lost souls 😢😢😢😢❤
I like the film,love the part in Cornwall.ive been to the pub there,the sloop in 👍
I love it too, you get carried away and that makes it a good movie xxx
I had forgotten about this one. If you manage to disregard everything we know now, it's actually still a half decent movie.
The graveyard is in St Ives Cornwall, not far from the Sloop inn, all great stuff, I loved the film.
balnoon cemetery.
What happened to Starfish looks to have happened in real life. Rip to those who lost there lives.
* their
Difference being their wouldn’t have been prior flooding and the subs failure would have been instantaneous and without warning, in the same way that a balloon fails….
If the Titanic wasnt discovered this movie's plot would have probably held up until today.
no too many eye witnesses saw it break in two
@@peanut1001xDid they ? Then why wasn't others told ???
@@peanut1001xIt couldn't of been common knowledge before it was found .
It wouldn't of got off the ground .
Watching this now, after the events of the past week, it really hits differently.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the brave crew of the tragically lost submersible 'Starfish'. May they rest in peace.
LOL
Show me solid proof anything happened at all.
@mudpyz Id ignore them, the world has some sick and twisted people out there.
Alec Guinness often referred to the Star Wars films as being total crap yet he appeared in this muck!
@@madquest8 The film's good. John Barry always does great scores for under-sea and space. Recent real life...............different thing. Absolute idiots in my view. Titanic was going too fast in the "unsinkable ship" having to meet the deadline for prestige reasons and half the lifeboats had been removed because they spoiled to "line" of the ship. The Hindenburg disaster has similarities - tight timetables with - a suicidal airship.
The recent submersible? Let's "Tighten the rules"! Let's "Ask the government! Action!" About.........what? What do they know about two miles under water? These kind of people disbelieved the eye-witness reports that the ship broke in two. The enquiry of chair-polishers and pen-pushers "decreed" otherwise. Bozos.
Two miles down in the ocean? You may not kill people but you can't stop people getting themselves killed and you can't protect people too stupid to look after themselves.
Recently a girl died after eating from Pret a Manger. She had a serious allergy, her father had the epipens and couldn't save her. Huge hoo-haa and shindig about food labelling in retailers - for nothing. Such an industry is not to blame, it's impossible to guarantee the whole supply chain, the girl and her family had to be advised and know - she can't "cruise the shopping mall with her mates" etc - if you can't eat a peanut, it's a serious disability and you can't "lay that" on counter-or-line staff being paid peanuts themselves. Brought to you by a government that doesn't know men from women, arse from fanny, blind as bats - all on LSD, all liars.
The late Jimi Hendrix did a song called "The stars that play with laughing Sam's dice". Big, noisy party in a spaceship and he shouts "Don't open that door! DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!" above the revelling then......................."Oh well, that's the way it goes................"
Same for descending to tour the Titanic .......of all things. An absolute marker of hubris. The film's good....................... LMFAO.
I have always enjoyed the part where the model comes to the surface. The model was abandoned in the sea off Malta when the film was completed.
Who has it now?
Thank you for the upload. Great old film well done for the 1980's before the tech we have these days, and great John Barry Music. Thanks.
I really liked this movie.The model work in the film is superb
How prophetic of the Titan implosion in 2023. How lamentable. Fantastic movie. John Barry did music for Out of Africa and the James Bond themes - you can hear this one belongs in the family of his arrangements. Bravo.
Barry did not write the Bond theme, but he did arrange it. Very different things.
John Barry also composed the music for 'Somewhere In Time's starring the sadly late Christopher Reeve, & Jane Seymour* (*sp?)
1:24:48 I would genuinely pass out if I got chance to walk the Grand Staircase and see that domed ceiling. What a stunning piece of history.
A few historical inaccuracies, but a good yarn all the same. Add to that an always-welcome cameo by Sir Alec Guinness and a memorial soundtrack, and it's an enjoyable watch.
Good movie with, naturally, the limitations of any screenplay made off a novel. But made me wish the Titanic actually had sunk in one piece. Richard Jordan matched exactly my mental picture of Dirk Pitt.
Thank you, MVS.
I loved this film, and the fantastic music, by the late John Barry. The scene where the thing surfaces is absolutely astounding.
There have been a hell of a lot of worse films than this, that's for sure!
やっとニューヨークへたどり着きました。 本当にこれが現実になったとしたら どれほと世界の人々が歓喜をあげた事でしょう。その夢をかなえた映画 素晴らしい‼️
I believe the producer said of this film, "It was so expensive, it would have been cheaper to lower the ocean". Classic line.
There is a documentary called Drain the Titanic, it's on RUclips if you want to watch it.
Enjoyable and intriguing movie! Has a great atmosphere, great music score, quality actors and a James Bond-esque feeling to the fictional story involving the US competing with Soviets. Most modern movies just don't compare I feel!
37:52 almost half a century later this scene of Starfish had happened with OceanGate Titan. And this time the real world incident was a tourist submarine not a U.S Navy submersible.
Straight up. Love Clive Cussler, always a fun read. Teenage and adult crush on both Dirk Pitt and Richard Jordan. Read the book. Watched and owned the VHS. After many years, I have finally watched again. John Barry's score always gets to me. There was so much in the book that had to be left out, but back then, you couldn't get away with 2+hour films. I remember when we had no idea where the Titanic was, The Hoff had not yet sung on the wreckage of the Wall, and you'd troll through the 45's in the local record store after school while waiting for the bus. For it's time, this film was awesome with the tight script, the incredible miniatures, and model work, and a great cast with just the right delivery of tension and emotion (God bless you Sir Alec, Richard and Mr Robards). All respect to Mr Cameron's Titanic and all involved, but this is and always will be my Titanic Classic. Still crushin' on ya both, Richard and Dirk 😘😘😘😉💞💞
"if u manage to bring her up would u mind putting it back where it belongs" that is a kick to the balls right there
18:05 given the titanic hadn't been found when the film was made, the depth they mentioned is spot on
Just a really good adventure film, the music is very 'James Bond' in places, love it!
Is it my ears or the soundtrack is Bond in style? Legendary John Barry
I know it can never happen but i do wish it was possible to raise that lovely ship, but impossible i know .❤
I still get his books when they come. Sorely missed R.I.P. This is a good film remember it was made in 1980 pre most of the modern special effects.
My Dad taped this off TV on our Betamax (another archaic wreck) when we were like 7 or something. Didn't even fully appreciate what the Titanic was but it started a love affair for me with the ship!
yep, we were one of those families that went to the corner of the video rental shop where there were about 24 Betamax movies!!! Bless 😂❤
1:47:08 ....What a wonderful movie and so chilling to revisit the hole Titanic story especially with the recent past events...Thanx for the upload !!! ...🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺😁
although it is not conceivable and technically viable 40 years then and now, the sight of a Titanic rising out of the sea in spite of the improbable scale of the rising undertaken is a spectacular sight cinematically...
The intro music was also used in the Disney movie, The Black Hole when the ship Cygnus, orbiting a black hole was found.
`It would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic` ( Lew Grade)
This movie had a budget of $40 million - it brought in box office returns just $7 million - total box office bomb and a waste of money
Excellent movie ! Thank you for posting this movie !
When Robert Ballard found the RMS Titanic in 1985 he was actually on a covert mission for the US Navy to use his deep submersibles to find two sunk US Submarines to study the effect their nuclear reactors were having on the envirronment. And also to help determine the cause of the sinkings. He was told after he had completed his mission if he had time he could go look for the Titanic which was supposed to be somewhere between the sites of the USS Thresher and the USS Scorpion.
Just sayin.
i like bit at 1.22.52 where the little guy has been trying to pump the Titanic out for the past 80 years and he is still going must be a world record for holding your breath
Iv never noticed that until I read your comment 😂 why the hell did they put that in 😂
to help them raise it i think lol@@jayrobinson7554
I can't remember why but i know that i taped this movie on VHS years ago. Even though its not accurate historically, I thought it was a cool movie. I'm not sure but it also the only movie where Richard Jordan has a lead role. The scenes where the Titanic is brought into New York and the reception it got was really touching.
There is nothing wrong with this film. Great story, good acting.👍👍👍
Watching this was sad when one of the subs imploded, just like the recent one "Titan" five souls lost in about the same depth and area...Rip all Souls lost...
The critics hated it and it wasn't the blockbuster the producers expected it to be. But it's still an interesting and watchable film with a great soundtrack and a solid cast..
You have to admit that this is better than Titanic II lol xD
How did Titanic ll make it screen? That film was so dire.
@@PeterAnderson-z4yPlenty of idiots out there and a site more now .
As many others have said already, John Barry's score is exceptionally great for 'Raise the Titanic' and really elevates this movie and provides a vital emotional element.
I admit that I became a bit misty-eyed seeing the 'Titanic' being towed into the New York City harbor with Barry's score heralding how it had completed its voyage many decades later from England to finally grace the shores of America. It was a fictional return of course, but an emotional one indeed.