I think the best part of the James Cameron is the depiction of the sinking itself. It shows the sinking much closer up, really showing the scale of this huge ship sinking and the *sounds* especially. It gets the horrific part of that just right, and of course shows the break up (even if it isn't entirely accurate)

I thought the scene with the old couple embracing themselves in their final moments was far more emotionally sad than jack and roses.

“A Night To Remember” exists in my heart forever. When I was kid, I ordered Ballard’s Discovering Titanic children’s book at school. I carried it everywhere. I was obsessed. One day, my father came home with “A Night To Remember” on VHS and a paperback of Lord’s “The Night Lives On”. I watched that movie repeatedly. I love it. Thanks, Dad!

I think the best thing about the Cameron film is that it lets you fall in love with the ship itself. You become acquainted with passenger spaces and form an emotional connection with them, or at least a narrative connection. ANTR is great if you care about the sinking of the Titanic, but if you don’t already, it’s not going to make you care.

Based on what you're saying, "A night to remember" is the best film to watch for those who want to know what happened to the Titanic, and the "Titanic" of James Cameron is the best film to show to people who are not yet interested in the topic of Titanic, to get them interested in that.

I watched "A Night to remember" for the first time few days ago. And it was not what I expected. I expected a cheesy, b/w drama movie and was amazed when it turned out to be anything but. There was no cheesy romance that distracted you from the main events. Instead it showed literally everything that lead to the disaster, and in so much detail. I honestly didn't expect this from a movie from the 50's. It's definitely my favorite Titanic movie now. Also: Molly Brown? She was so much more amazing and sympathetic in the old movie, imo. And the guy who got drunk and survived thanks to this circumstance, lol. He was only briefly shown in Cameron's version. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

One of the interesting trivia points about A Night to Remember’s “special effects” were the ominous creaking noises the ship made as it foundered were actually made by the set as it was tilted into position. They just threw it in since it sounded so realistic. Talk about practical special effects!

The whole movie, a night to remember, was recommended on my KZfaq last week. My attention span is shocking, but sat through it all and actually enjoyed it! Can't believe it took 29 years to watch it

Timestamps: 0:00: intro 1:36: James Cameron titanic 1997 14:08: a night to remember 1958 35:42: overall review of which one is better 38:05: outro

Fun fact too: the version of Nearer My God to Thee was accurate in "A Night to Remember". The tune name is Horbury. It is what the majority of English passengers would have known. Now, for the James Cameron version, he had the tune written by Lowell Mason since it would have been more recognized by American audiences. Both tunes are lovely, but more partial to Horbury. Big music history nerd 😊

A night to remember was the 1st one I watched as a kid. I've seen almost every titanic movie and this one is the best. For me, it was the feel of the movie, but also, it followed multiple stories. I'm currently reading "on a sea of glass" and picking out all the details they got right n wrong in both movies. I would love to see an accurate movie based on that book!

You answered the same way I would. I introduced my daughter to the James Cameron film, but instead of sending her to A Night to Remember, I gave her a book I purchased with details. She not only saw pictures of Titanic (and Olympic and Britannic), but the rooms, the other ships involved and the people overlooked and not mentioned. I saw both, but I find myself mor drawn to the James Cameron film not for Jack and Rose, but the actual look and feel of Titanic.

Jack and Rose are kind of like a living Mcguffin. Similar to how the Ring in Lord of the Rings, gives an excuse for the character's journey so readers and later viewers can see all aspects of the world. Rose and Jack exist so viewers can see and breath Titanic. If they focused on a historic character we wouldn't get every aspect of the ship. The film is experiencing Titanic. Similar to how the book and later TV series Shogun with John Blackthorne, a character that only existed so viewers can experience the world of the Samurai. The Last Samurai kind of does the same thing as Shogun but less historically accurately sadly and fails as a result. Another good example famous example is actually Dances with Wolves, or Last of the Mohicans where the main characters only really exist so you can see 'that world' while everything around the characters was done with quite a bit of respect to the periods they were set in. Unlike say The Last Samurai which is a childish romantic telling of Samurai. James Cameron does this and cranks it to 11. But it's also a more recent event than any I've mentioned so is better recorded.

I never watched the James Cameron version until last year after I went to the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. Now I can’t watch it enough.

I would definitely agree that A Night to Remember is the most historically accurate movie about Titanic, and the book is too. (I can't lie that it is great for historians out there.) The Titanic movie, meanwhile, that is somewhat historically accurate, but Cameron just wanted to focus more on the love scenes. And so, there you have it.

Believe it or not, the first thing that got me into the Titanic was not even about the Titanic. I remember when I was 5 I saw a 30 second clip of the Britannic’s final plunge from the 2000 movie. I had heard about the Titanic before and thought that was it just because it was a ship sinking. Then I saw clips of the Titanic sinking from the movie, got interested, and grew an obsession that has only grown since then.

What I found so fascinating about James Cameron's film are two facts that people might not know about. The late David Warner, who played Lovejoy, also started in S.O.S Titanic as Lawerence Beesley. And the late Bernard Fox, who played Colonel Archibald Gracie, also played Fredrick Fleet in A Night to Remember. That's two real-life Titanic figures. And on a side note, David McCallum, who played Harold Bride in A Night to Remember, also narrated the A&E Titanic documentary mini-series.

When I saw ‘A Night To Remember’, I was pleasantly surprised with how it focused on the different characters and explained what happened with the ship. You could actually feel how these people felt. Not to mention that scene with the old man comforting the little boy who lost his mother. Just so many things happening and offering you a better view of things

By 1958 standards A Night To Remember was a great film about the Titanic. It starred British actor Kenneth More & he gave a convincing performance as well as a 25 year old David McCallum. It has now been colourized & worth a look by all means but honestly Cameron's version was just mind-blowing & a masterpiece as the sets alone were unsurpassed & some of the actors looked like the real life people they were portraying. I think all movies about the Titanic are interesting & give their own accounts of the tragedy & let's face it, will the great Titanic ever be forgotten, probably not coz of researchers & James Cameron's version didn't win 11 Oscars for nothing as it surpassed Gone With The Wind which only won 8. You have to give Cameron credit as he worked his butt off to make this movie & yes he has admitted the high shot of the break was too high as he has agreed, he'd like to reshoot it but of course can't. Agree with you on most things. Overall we must show respects to those who perished who were traveling to America to start a new life, it is very sad that most didn't make it.

Fun Fact: The lookout actor in “A Night To Remember” also played Col. Archibald Gracie in “Titanic (1997)”.

Not to mention the Titanic models are as big as a luxury yacht. I wouldn't mind watching a director's cut of the Titanic movie.

"I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that." - Edward Smith

The 1997 film is what introduced me to Titanic too and I consider myself a history buff now. :)

You're absolutely awesome by explaining stuff about boats and Titanic! I would never watch "A Night to Remember" if it wasn't you, and this video. Thanks!

A night to remember is clearly the gold standard of all the movies. Not just because of the historical accuracy. The British have away of making the characters human you can relate to they play it straight. There are many scenes in this movie that bring a tear to one's eye like the old man comforting the little boy knowing they were going to die. James Cameron borrowed heavily from night to remember which is a testament to the film. Also the film being in black and white adds a vail of sorrow.

For me james Cameron movie is what got me to fall in love with this ship.

I read the Walter Lord book when I was in the 5th or 6th grade, which was 1967-68. I saw a Night to Remember when it aired on a local TV channel in the 1960's. I definitely liked it better than the J. Cameron version. Older movies can be classics, and that movie IS a classic. I just watched it on KZfaq the other day. P.S, AND THE fact it shows the baker a lot more is a reason to watch it. I LOVED that character! Good job on your reviews, thank you.

Regarding Jack's cheesy line to Rose, he knew he only had a couple days to win her over. Until you come across something/someone and you instantly know 'is the one', you won't understand.

I love how visually detailed Cameron's Titanic was and that it introduced a new generation to the famous ship and hopefully to Walter Lords book A Night to Remember and the 1958 film. 1958 was the year I was born 😊. I highly recommend the book. I was very disappointed with the love story in Cameron's film but you cant argue with commercial success. Finally I love the focus on the Marconi operators and their story in A Night to Remember.

What's wrong with old movies? I've watched both movies and 'A Night to Remember' is by far the more accurate and superior movie. Did you know that the makers of 'A Night to Remember' invited as many of the survivors that they could to come along and give advice and feedback about the movie as it was being made? I read one anecdote about an old man who turned pale and had to sit down because the sound of the creaking of the ship as she was starting to sink was "exactly what it sounded like" (his words). Hearing that brought forth so many memories about the sinking to him that he was quite overcome. A scene would be made and the director would turn to the survivors and ask if they got it right. All efforts were made to be as authentic and correct as possible. Did you know this? That's why it far surpasses Cameron's movie. I have all respect for James Cameron, but he didn't need the fictitious Rose and Jack story in the movie and frankly, it ruined the story, especially the scene of them having sex in the car. As if! Still shaking my head over that one.

I think that in order for Cameron to make his movie about the Titanic the studio interfered and wanted a romance movie. I feel he had to combine what the studio wanted and his passion for the Titanic. The studio just wanted a romance movie and not care about the history meanwhile Cameron cared about the history. That’s probably why the romance feels forced and cheesy.

They are both great movies for the period they were made in and for the most part still hold up! I still favor the 1997 film despite the romance there's just some brilliant details sprinkled in here and there. There was actually an interaction between captain Smith and Ismay discussing Titanics speed in the first class dining room and a passanger overheard them. In the background you can actually see a woman looking over at them. Cameron incorporated it into the film!

We have to remember this is a different time where ppl didn't date for 10yrs before getting married. He was also way below her class wise so to him she probably the most fantastic and interesting woman he's ever met. But yes, it's a movie romance so things are intensified.

the 1953 titanic movie, is actually genuinely my favourite out of all of them. sure, it might not be the most accurate, but something about it (specifically the final plunge) just makes me love it

We felt that A Night to Remember was a better overall historical version while Cameron's Titanic was visually stunning and almost like a time travel experience... Right up to the close-up of that Roosevelt dime that Rose gave Jack for her portrait 🧐 That moment felt a bit like Somewhere in Time when Richard finds the modern coins in his trousers and is instantly transported back from the past. 😁

A Night to remember isn't perfect and was made with a much smaller budget and without access to more modern special effects like CGI. As such they had to resort to things like using stock footage for a few short scenes. But it hardly takes away from the story in my opinion. For its time it's a really well made movie in my opinion. The Cameron 1997 Titanic movie on the other hand was focused mostly on a fictional love story and on non-existing characters. The real people that were on the ship are with few exceptions only briefly mentioned and shown, almost as an afterthought. It also totally omits the whole issue with the SS Californian not coming to help them. For me this is all a major distraction from an otherwise interesting story of the sinking of the Titanic. The strong point of the big budget Cameron production is the pretty visuals. It does do a nice job in showing what the ship looked like on particularly the inside. But storywise it's mostly nonsense and lacks much of the details that a Night to remember does show. It's really more like a fictional pocket book romance story pasted on top of a real life tragedy. A bit of a disgrace, in my opinion! I overall prefer A Night to remember and think this is the better Titanic movie.

It’s importantly…which Titanic DOCUMENTARY is the best ever made?

I believe I became interested in Titanic's history after catching the movie "Raising the Titanic" on tv when I was very little, and I became very interested when in 1988 (I think) I catch on tv the filming of the real ship after being discovered by Ballard. I was 7 years old. I was sooo excited when I found out Cameron was releasing a movie about it, I tried to find out everything about the filming before it was even released, because I wanted to see a movie about Titanic with good xfs and better budget than up to that time was available. I went to the movies to watch it twice, back in 1997, when I was 16. I only watch it for the ship, the love story is average. But the ship looks gorgeous. So now I'm waiting for the 4k remaster version that should be released before the end of the year.

What got me interested in the Titanic was Robert Ballard's 1986 exploration of the wreck. I got the VHS and his book for Christmas 1987, when I was 8. I was fascinated by this and I still have the book after all these years. It is interesting to see the grainy and black and white pictures of the wreck from that time.

In a few years Titanic will be 30 years old, and a remake will most likely happen. To freshen up the story for a new generation. I would hope they would remake "A Night To Remember" but with "on a sea of glass" level of historical accuracy. From the stories to exactly how the ship sank.

Who else wants to see him react to all the ridiculous animated Titanic movies (the rapping dog one and the octopus one with it's sequel)?

To answer your question, I wouldn’t run for the hills if I met a guy like Jack who told me those things after 3 days. If it was 1912 and I was going to marry Hockley, I’d take Jack for sure!

In Camerons film there is a scene on deck of children playing that was photographed by Father Brown who got off the ship at Queenstown.The only photos taken on board that survived

You have to remember that some of the things in each movie, are in there for effect. They are there to make it more exciting. Therefore, I don’t think that should discount how that isn’t factually correct. Cameron clearly loves the Titanic and has been there over 30 times and did an immense amount of research into the ship. I’ve not seen the Night to Remember, but it looks good too.

I very much agree with everything said here. Titanic (97) was my introduction to the tragedy and got me interested in the whole thing while A Night To Remember gave me better details. I'd definitely recommend both of them too.

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PLs do a vid on the novel "futility, or the wreck of the titan" and the similarities between it and the sinking of the titanic

You gotta remember Rose is a 17 year old girl, and yeah, teenage girls being swept away by what Jack was saying is pretty accurate. If she were 3 years older it might be different.

Some points on the James “bravest pioneer” Cameron movie: I think the cheese is part of Cameron’s charm and also it kind of fits into the “forever in love” theme that Titanic movies have. Like the old and younger couples who didn’t want to leave each other in night to remember. Both exposition scenes of how the ship was going to sink in Titanic 97 and Night to Remember are fantastic. They both give you an overall feeling of dread knowing that as time goes on more and more water is flooding in. It really works for the entirety of Night to Remember and works wonders for the third act of 97. Also, Cameron’s inspiration for Titanic (he mentioned it was one of the movies that inspired him overall, I can’t exacty remember if he said that it was a direct inspiration for Titanic but I think it definitely shows) Dr Zhivago which he said he watched when he was like 17 or 19. Both movies are a ficticious romance story in the middle of some of the biggest events of recent history. I think knowing that helps understanding at what he was aiming for.

As a kid,I saw A Night to Remember 2 to 4 years before Titanic released and loved it. From a Production values standpoint seeing Titanic in 1997 completely blew my mind. The 1997 film does a superior job capturing the imagination illustrating the ship's majestic qualities. It's also worth pointing out that the James Cameron movie really captures the sheer terror, chaos, and pandemonium surrounding the final plunge and the plight of the people stuck in the freezing Atlantic Ocean.

I disagree with Sam's criticism of Jack telling Rose she is "the most amazing girl he ever knew" after 3 days of knowing her. I wonder how much dating experience Sam has? If a girl really is that amazing ( subjectively speaking ), it certainly won't take long to figure that out. People can and do fall in love quite rapidly. Sam also laughs off the notion that Rose would respond positively to Jack's lines suggesting that it's more apt to make a girl "run for the hills". I've been in a long term relationship myself that developed in a very similar capacity to the conversations between Jack and Rose to very positive results! While Sam's expertise about the Titanic is extremely impressive, his understanding of dating and relationships and how they can form is questionable.

When I was 17, I was have been absolutely smitten with someone like Jack saying all of those things to me after 3 days. When my now husband told me at 3 days that he really liked me when I was 25, I almost ran for the hills. Other than it being Hollywood, the fact that she was only 17 would have made a huge difference.

I first came across 'A Night to Remember' aged 12. My Dad showed it to me the night before I ever went on a ferry to France for the first time, on a school trip. 🤪

S.O.S. Titanic was really good because it had a very long scene with Ismay on the Carpathia at the beginning of the movie. Highly recommend it!

I was nine when I watched titanic for the first time with my parents, and I slept through the first half of the movie until the ship hits the iceberg. I was 27 when I watched it again with my wife, I slept through the first half of the movie until the ship hits the iceberg--I personally found majority of Titanic 97 to be really cheesy and unrealistic and I always wish that Jack and Rose don't exist in this movie timeline; even in the climax of the movie which is the last 30 minutes were dominated by jack saving rose, rose saving jack, that ridiculous gun scene with Cal, the key fiddling underwater, etc. I do know my sentiment is the minority and to me, Titanic is a romantic movie with the titanic as backdrop--I think this is the problem, I don't care about romantic movies or romcom. The CGI is great for its time, the scenes are beautiful, and all the extras or side-actors did a great job; but to me those are the only good things about this movie. A Night to remember on the other hand also have fictional characters but they are used as subplots, not the main point of the movie. And I honestly resonated with the newly wedded couple more so than Jack and Rose, because they had a history, it's a simple lovestory that doesn't shove in front of your eyes, didn't happen in less than three days and they don't take majority of the time in the movie. ANTR has far more details than Titanic that respected the real people behind all these characters, it gave each of them the 'screentime' that they deserved; it covered Carpathia and Californian which was often overlooked, especially Californian. Not to mention putting into accounts of their budget and time of production, they did a fine job with ANTR. ANTR had the benefit of talking to survivors and have their first hand testimony, and of course, having Lightoller on the production team; but James Cameron had the benefit of the shipwreck, CGI and insane budget; imo, Titanic 97 is a better blockbuster hollywood movie-- I mean, it has a little bit of everything, romance, disaster, guns and punches (have to have that, otherwise it's not a hollywood film) some sort of made-up life and death situation (the keys and the gate) and of course, can't forget about the 'paint me like one of your french girl' and car scenes; this is a movie that has every single element to make Titanic 97 a blockbuster amongst Hollywood. But A Night to remember is a far better Titanic movie, it has only one goal, one plot, to tell the story of those aboard the Titanic that night, to bring those memories to the screen as accurate as possible. And I just love how every seaman in ANTR say 'Aye Aye sir.' Bring back so many memories of my father, he was a cruise captain for 40 years before he retired. And It was him that inspired me to be a naval Architect😊

4th Officer Boxhall, along with a few surviving passengers, served as advisors on "A Night to Remember". Plus Walter Lord interviewed many survivors in preparing his book. I first saw the movie on late night TV in the early 1970's, and have been a bug about Titanic lore ever since.

I first read "A Night to Remember" back in the early 60's. I became fascinated by the story and read the book mulitple times before and after I saw the movie. Apparently, Lord interviewed multiple survivors many of those shown in both movie versions. The survivors that saw the "A Night to Remember" in movie theaters were very much impressed by the accuracy. Remember in 1958 there were hundreds of survivors still around. I'm surprised that you didn't mention some of the actors in ANTR that became famous later - Davis McCallum for one.

I just watched ANTR for the first time in forever and it reminded me how this was the film that got me into Titanic when I was 12 back in 1992.

I was into Titanic in the 1970s and the reason being was my parents had this fantastic coffee table book on ships and ship stories, with the best story being that of titanic. As I recall it featured a colored painting of a lifeboat with a sailer holding up a lamp (I think?) and then in the backdrop was the massive Titanic sinking, it's stern way high into the air like about 60 or 70 degrees, it's propeller way up there, and all this seemed to be placed on a stormy sea with foamy surf every where. And so I read the story and have been amazed ever since. Everyone always thought Titanic sunk in one piece, including our vintage 1978 World Book Encylopedias never discussing even the possibility of it breaking apart (as I recall). I remember the discovery of Titanic's wreck in 1985 (?) and them saying they've discovered the main part of Titanic. Then all of a sudden a new history began to be written in foresight: all the broadcasts about it would say things like "the long debate of how Titanic sunk, weather in one or two pieces is finally over. We now know that Titanic sunk in one piece, and they are searching for the other." It seems like it took them a long time, maybe a year (?) to discover the other part of the wreck. But, one thing is for certain, there was zero debate that Titanic had sunk in one piece. It was recorded in all the history books and all the popular shows and encyclopedias that it had. It anyone says there was a debate, they are wrong. As far as the general public is concerned, there was ZERO debate that it had sank in one piece. Me, a true fan of Titanic lore during the 70s, had NEVER heard otherwise. The fact was: Titanic sank (in one piece). period. whatever debates they had must of been behind closed doors, well censored and secrete to the public. The lesson learned here is that censorship and keeping secretes, even when the government is not involved, is still in common use today. Beware folks, all to frequently the Truths are being held from us, even if they think they are censoring lies, they might not be. The experts can be proven wrong, and in the case of Titanic, they certainly were!

Night to Remember executes the accounts of real people's experience mainly after the ship strikes an ice berg, Cameron's Titanic executes the sinking outside everyone's account and grasps the environment of Titanic before, during, and after the ship strikes the ice berg.

Keep in mind…’Titanic’ was about a love story that took place on the ship. ‘A Night to Remember’ was about the sinking of the ship. 2 totally different story lines. If you want more details about the sinking etc then you should watch a documentary, not a storyline movie. ‘A Night to Remember’ was made with the knowledge known and what they thought had happened about the sinking at the time. Cameron had proven scientific knowledge of what happened, had been down to the wreck, and was able to make his movie based on real factual events. Both movies are good. Personally I prefer ‘A Night to Remember’ as its just a raw 1950’s black and white movie. You watch the movie and feel like you’re actually there. The scene of the bow submersing and water coming up over it and on to the well deck still gives me the chills. Cameron’s movie, not so much. Its just another movie (albeit an extremely good one!)…a car with a nice ride, power steering and cruise control. ‘A Night to Remember’ is the no window, 4 speed hot rod with manual steering. That’s the one I want.

I just got off the Queen Mary 2. This ship is unlike any other of the new vessels. It is nostalgic for a time gone by. The Library is fantastic. I felt on this ship like I was back in time. This vessel has a regal feeling to it. When I was in the Queen's ballroom for high tea, I felt like I had returned to 1995. Being on this ship for the whole week ignited a deep interest in the Titanic. I knew about the Titanic; I went to see the 1997 film (when I barely knew English). In my 28 years cruising the seas, I have never encountered the kind of fog we saw for days on the QM2. The fog was so intense that one night the captain blew the horn about every 30 sec. We couldn't stop in Newport, RI, due to the fog. All these variables created an environment for me of what being on the Titanic would have been like. I don't know why? But I got off that cruise ship wanting to learn more about Titanic.

I met Margaret Brown's great granddaughter at the exhibit. She recommended "Molly Brown, Unraveling the Myth". Her grandmother was Margaret's daughter and was very embarrassed by Margaret's behavior. She was never called Molly and was grown when she moved to Colorado and an avid reader as was her husband. She ran for Congress when only a couple of states, like Colorado allowed women to vote. She was very big on raising money for people who didn't have any. A favorite quote was at a big party she had and some of the wealthy women were giving a newcomer a bad time about wearing diamonds in the daytime. She told the women she thought that, too until she had some.

I knew my future wife was the most amazing woman I had ever known right away so can understand the jack and rose story. My wife is also been fascinated by titanic decades before the Cameron movie yet she loves the ingenuity of how Cameron used jack and rose to show what was happening on the different parts of the ship. That being said after watching your video she will give a night to remember a second chance.

I had to smile when you were introduced to Titanic! You saw James Cameron's TITANIC! now I'm a few decades older than you, but I too was introduced to Titanic by both a book and a movie! In my case I read about Titanic first and then the movie, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER! However I did watch TITANIC too , and loved it too!

You forgot the greatest of all, the one with a talking octopus who chucked an iceberg right at Titanic.

absolutely agree with your verdict on watching Cameroons Titatnic first to spark interest and then go on to Night to remember. thats how i did it too and developed so much interest and knowledge on this. absolutely die hard fan on Titanic and its history in every aspect

About the Year 69 or so i watched the Film A Night to remember here in Germany on TV. I was only 9 Years old and I remember that i was a little scared of all that Stuff that happend and my Mom told me not to look further and forced me to leave the Room. But i watched from behind the Door secretly. From this Night on i am into the Titanic-thing and Oceanliners in General. And of Course i loved the James Cameron Film a lot. Next Year my Hubby and I will take a Journey to Ireland/Belfast and visit the Titanic and Nomadic Museum. I dont know why i am telling you this but your Story remind me a little bit of mine - Only a few Decades earlier. Love your Videos Sam (Sry for my Engl)

My interest started in the Titanic in the 60’s. I even did a paper on it in 6th grade in 1966. I have several videos and movies about it.

I recommend that you read the book, "A Night To Remember", by historian Walter Lord, and you will know why the 1958 movie "A Night To Remember" is a better movie than the 1997 Cameron movie. (And you will also recognize and understand the real characters better when you see them in either of the movies, even if just for fleeting moments). Now, the 1997 movie did have the advantage of modern special effects in the film making, but most of the historical accuracy - especially regarding the passengers and crew - that Cameron manages to put into his fictional love story originated from Walter Lord's work. With a few exceptions (most notably the breakup of the ship just before it's final plunge), "A Night To Remember" is a more historically accurate film, without all the fictional stuff. It also had more on the Carpathia and Californian, and more on the men on the overturned collapsible boat, rather than Jack & Rose on a piece of floating debris that never happened. What Lord did that was so important, that made the book and either of these two movies possible, is all the research and interviews that he did with surviving Titanic passengers and crew members. This took years of work and a race against time to get to them, while these survivors were still alive and able to recount their individual stories. There was no one person on the night of the disaster that could possibly have a complete perspective - the ship was too big, and it sank in less than 3 hours. But put together all of their stories and you get a much more detailed and credible account of the disaster, from many different perspectives and areas of the ship. So IMO, props to Walter Lord, he was, and remains the ultimate Titanic historian.

S O S. TITANIC!! to be honest A night to remember is the best and a classic

I shook hands with six survivors of the Titanic in 1987 at a Titanic Historic Society convention in Boston, MA. Beat that.

A Night To Remember made me cry so much. I'll have to watch the others you mentioned for my final decision.

The sets and precise detail of the public rooms ,the pattern of the tiles,the English oak carved panelling ,the half-dome fixtures,the Jacobean style white enamelled walls a ceiling ,wicker furniture in the reception room ,the etched glass panels everything is precisely accurate ..so to see the titanic on screen in color was stunning for me

i remember as a kid i was terrified of the 97 titanic movie, as i had only seen the second half of it, but as a kid I had the Ballard book and I used to sit and stare at the pictures in it for hours, it was my favorite thing

I think the best added value of both films is that it gives the beginner a basic structure of the sequence of that night’s events. Then, when you start learning the details you add them to this already existing framework in your memory. If we studied the detailed and not as much so stories of Lightoller or the Astors separate from these films it would be just a nightmare of a puzzle of connecting all the dots

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Both are unique, but Cameron's film pays excellent homage to Walter Lord's book. Both were masterpieces. For historical facts, the 1958 film, for a more immersive experience and sets, is the 1997 film.

Strangely the thing that got me interested in titanic was a little book, literally 2nd grade level reading, it was like a learn to read book but it was called "finding the titanic" and partially told the story of the night of the sinking and its maiden voyage and also Bob Ballard going down and finding it the first time.

There is a 1943 Titanic Movie Made in Germany.

Im so glad this guy was on the titanic to tell us what actually happened.

I liked the 1958 movie more because it focused on the ship and the sinking instead of a cheesy non canon love story.

I just discovered the Titanic mini series 2012. I absolutely loved it. It was awesome to see the interaction between the first & second class passengers.

I think I’ll go with the book “A Night To Remember “ and watch the movie later. I think personally James Cameron’s movie is a good intro to spark an interest in the Titanic, and then carry on research from there.

Cameron's Titanic is very meh imho... Very middle of the road flick. Avoided seeing it forever in theatres when it came out and only seen it last year but it's well made, gotta admit and love Cameron's other work much but he dropped the ball with this one, but as i said very cheesy love story and not enough interesting details shown. Give me A Night To Remember any day..much better despite inaccuracies. I've been a Titaniac since the early 90's..

It's wild this video was suggested as A Night To Remember was suggested just yesterday to watch for free on here. It was the black and white version but I like those movies anyway. Echoing your sentiment, I agree ANTR was more interesting to watch and learn from as I hadn't seen it before. I learned of Titanic in grade school and then Cameron's film came out which made me even more fascinated and intrigued by the story of Titanic. I've been watching any and everything about Titanic and ocean liners all week due to the unfortunate, horrific and sad events that just took place with the Titan sub. RIP to those men. But yeah, great video and I intend to learn more from this channel

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I get it. 😄 Hey this review was great! I agree with your analysis, having now watched both in 2023.. that is the oldie for the first time and a rewatch of the 1997.

I've always loved the 1997 Titanic, but I just watched a night to remember for the very first time this week, and I have to say, it's so much better than the 97 version... I would definitely recommend watching the black and white version... the movie just feels so real because of the time period it was filmed... and I have a sound bar for my TV and the scene where you could hear the Titanic literally breaking in half was so damn spooky!!

The only thing really wrong with how the titanic sank in James Cameron's movie is how high the back of the boat came up before splitting, and the fact that it slammed back down into the water after breaking.

The love story in the 1997 film is just as exaggerated as many love stories shown in Disney movies.

Got to be a night to remember when the boat was finally going down, We ought to say a prayer and the Lords prayers being spoken in many different languages heartbreaking ❤

Titanic movies should have a tier list, there's so many

'A Night To Remember'. No others come close. Including THAT movie.

What I love about the James Cameron Titanic movie, is the fact that you see the actuall wreck. The footage James Cameron filmed from exploring the wreck and try to rebuild not only the ship but the wreck aswell.

James Cameron’s TITANIC 1997 will always be the best titanic film. For one just because of how much work was put into it and how beautiful it looks. This movie is literally eye candy and there’s barely any CGI. For another the characters and actors are amazing, not saying they weren’t good in A night to remember. But Jack and Rose are amazing and have great character development. James Cameron’s had amazing scenes that showed the horror of the sinking, like rose inside the ship as it groans and makes loud noises was terrifying. The lights flickering every so often, the water slowly getting higher. And back to the actors Kate (Woman who plays Rose) was spectacular in looking horrified by the rising water as she brings the axe to rescue jack. The scenes of people panicking INSIDE the ship, the close space hallways with rising water. In a night to remember we barely get any good scenes inside the ship with rising water. Everything about that movie was a masterpiece and it DESERVES more recognition because it’s truly a work of art. James Cameron’s TITANIC 1997 is probably one of it not the greatest movies in the world, from the cinematography, the acting, the portrayal of the sinking (showing the ship split in half like it did in real life no other titanic has ever shown this. And it barely used CGI to make the scene), the story, even the iconic main song is all perfect. There’s a reason we haven’t gotten an updated Titanic film or a remake of the original and we probably never will.

A Night to Remember is the best one. the only thing really missing from it is the ship breaking in half. At the time, it was thought that Titanic sank intact. If one could magically add a clip of the ship breaking to the 1958 film, it would be pretty accurate. (Except for the occasional wide shot where the Titanic was obviously a toy boat bobbing in a water tank. But hey, it was 1958! They did pretty well for not having CGI!) Although James Cameron DID do his research, so, with the exception of the boring Jack/Rose story, his movie is pretty accurate as well. Both filmmakers did pretty well with the information they had at the time.

If I could wave a magic wand and get my wish, I'd have someone remake "A Night to Remember," with James Cameron's budget and the few needed historical corrections/updates. Oh, well...

I don't believe you mentioned the legend of the titanic where the giant octopus saved the captains life by placing him on the back of an Orca.

Great videos. I enjoy them all.