Even Sean Connery made an uncredited appearance in the film, but I never did spot him.
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The movie also featured future "AVENGERS" and Bond veteran Honor Blackman David McCullum of "THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E." and "N.C.I.S." fame and Bernard Fox, who will also appear in James Cameron's 1997 movie about the Titanic sinking. Bruce Ismay, George Rose as the inebriated survivor Charles Joughin and Tucker McGuire's colorful portrayal of American socialite Molly Brown. More was ably supported by the likes of Laurence Naismith as Captain Smith, Michael Goodliffe's poignant portrayal of ship designer Thomas Andrews, Frank Lawton as J. The cast of "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" was led by Kenneth More, who portrayed Second Officer Lightoller with his usual energetic charm. I am even more impressed that their work still manages to hold up after fifty-four years. He and his team did a superb job in re-creating the ocean liner's historic sinking. I do have to give kudos to the special effects team led by Bill Warrington. Especially those costumes for the first-class passengers. I do not know if Yvonne Caffin's costume designs for the movie's 1912 setting was completely accurate, but they certainly did add to the movie's late Edwardian atmosphere. Legendary cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth's phtography struck me as sharp and very elegant. But my favorite scene has to be that moment when the Titanic's stern rose high before the ship sank into the Atlantic Ocean.įor a film shot in black and white during the late 1950s, I must admit that "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" looked very handsome. Some of my favorite scenes include the Irish steerage passengers' efforts to reach the life boats on the upper decks, the wireless operators' (David McCullum and Kenneth Griffin) efforts to summon other ships to rescue the passengers and crew, and passenger Molly Brown (Tucker McGuire)'s conflict with the sole crewman in her lifeboat. The movie also went into great detail of their efforts to remain alive following the ship's brief collision with an iceberg. He and Ambler gave the audience glimpses into the lives of the ship's crew and passengers. Not only do I feel it is an excellent movie, I could see that Roy Ward Baker did his best to re-create that last night aboard the Titanic. I cannot deny that there is a great deal to admire about "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER". Due to this semi-documentary approach, "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" is regarded as the best movie about the Titanic. Bruce Ismay, Thomas Andrews, Captain Edward J. The movie also featured other historical figures such as J. Even the movie's leading character turned out to be the Titanic's Second Officer, Charles Lightoller, who was portrayed by actor Kenneth More. Since the 1958 movie was based upon a historical book instead of a novel, Baker, producer William MacQuitty and screenwriter Eric Ambler approached the film's plot in a semi-documentary style. Directed by Roy Ward Baker, "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" is based upon historian Walter Lord's 1955 book about the historical sinking.