Titanic: The Complete Story
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Titanic: The Complete Story is a single DVD available from the History Channel Home Video. This is a compilation of a four hour documentary
special produced by A&E Television Networks
in 1994. A&E Home Video
originally sold the entire documentary in a 4-tape VHS set.
and began with a quote from first-class passenger Jack Thayer
. Rare interviews with some of the few remaining Titanic survivors, including Edith Brown
, Eva Hart
and Millvina Dean
, discussions with leading historical authorities on the sinking, including Charles Haas, John Eaton, Ken Marschall
, Don Lynch and Robert Ballard
, and excerpts from survivor's writings and newspaper articles accompanied McCallum's telling of the story.
Critics were impressed by certain camera tricks used throughout the program. For instance, a static image of the ship slowly panned across the screen, overlaid atop videotaped footage of an ocean view, simulating footage of the ship sailing in real time.
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Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
special produced by A&E Television Networks
A&E Television Networks
A&E Television Networks is a U.S. media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the US and abroad...
in 1994. A&E Home Video
A&E Television Networks
A&E Television Networks is a U.S. media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the US and abroad...
originally sold the entire documentary in a 4-tape VHS set.
The documentary
The documentary was narrated by actor David McCallumDavid McCallum
David Keith McCallum, Jr. is a Scottish actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Illya Kuryakin, a Russian-born secret agent, in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., as interdimensional operative Steel in Sapphire & Steel, and Dr...
and began with a quote from first-class passenger Jack Thayer
Jack Thayer
John Borland "Jack" Thayer III was from Philadelphia. He was a first-class passenger on the RMS Titanic who provided several first-hand accounts of the disaster.-RMS Titanic:...
. Rare interviews with some of the few remaining Titanic survivors, including Edith Brown
Edith Brown
Edith Eileen Haisman was one of the last remaining and oldest survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912...
, Eva Hart
Eva Hart
Eva Miriam Hart MBE was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.-Early life:Eva Miriam Hart was born on 31 January , 1905 in Ilford, Essex, England to Benjamin Hart and Esther Bloomfield...
and Millvina Dean
Millvina Dean
Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean was the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, which occurred on 15 April 1912. At 2 months and 13 days of age, she was also the youngest passenger on board the ship....
, discussions with leading historical authorities on the sinking, including Charles Haas, John Eaton, Ken Marschall
Ken Marschall
Ken Marschall is an artist notable for his paintings of famous ocean liners, such as the and the . His paintings have been used in many books about the Titanic, most notably his depictions of the sinking, of which no photographs that could be used were taken.He has served as consultant to many...
, Don Lynch and Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard
Robert Duane Ballard is a former United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology. He is most famous for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989,...
, and excerpts from survivor's writings and newspaper articles accompanied McCallum's telling of the story.
Critics were impressed by certain camera tricks used throughout the program. For instance, a static image of the ship slowly panned across the screen, overlaid atop videotaped footage of an ocean view, simulating footage of the ship sailing in real time.
Titanic: Death of a Dream
Titanic: Death of a Dream encapsulateed the first two hours. It told the story of the origins of Titanic, from its conception and construction, to its maiden voyage, leading up to the initial collision with the iceberg that would ultimately sink the ship.Titanic: The Legend Lives On
Titanic: The Legend Lives On was the second half. This part concentrated on the ship's sinking, its immediate aftermath, and discovery in 1985 by Dr. Robert BallardRobert Ballard
Robert Duane Ballard is a former United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology. He is most famous for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989,...
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