Atlantic (1929 film)
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| Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
| Produced by | Ewald André Dupont John Maxwell James Scura |
| Written by | Victor Kendall Ernest Raymond |
| Starring | Franklin Dyall Madeleine Carroll |
| Music by | John Reynders |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Editing by | Emile de Ruelle |
| Distributed by | British International Films |
| Release date(s) | 1929 |
| Running time | 90 minutes (U.S. version) 87 minutes (U.K. version) |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Atlantic is a 1929 British black and white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll. Three versions were made, one in the United Kingdom, one in Germany, and one in France.
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[edit] Plot
Atlantic is a drama film based on the RMS Titanic and set aboard a fictional ship, called the Atlantic. The main synopsis revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, the Rools, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic. A shortage of lifeboats causes the crew to only allow women and children in and many couples are separated. Mrs. Rool refuses to leave her husband and after the boats are gone all the passengers gather on the deck and sing "Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the Atlantic sinks into the ocean. The final scenes depict a group of passengers saying the Lord's Prayer in a flooding lounge.
[edit] Cast (in credits order)
- Franklin Dyall as John Rool
- Madeleine Carroll as Monica
- John Stuart as Lawrence
- Ellaline Terriss as Alice Rool
- Monty Banks as Dandy
- Donald Calthrop as Pointer
- John Longden as Lanchester
- Arthur Hardy as Maj Boldy
- Helen Haye as Clara Tate-Hughes
- D.A. Clarke-Smith as Freddie Tate-Hughes
- Joan Barry as Betty Tate-Hughes
- Francis Lister as Padre
- Sydney Lynn as Captain Collins
- Syd Crossley as Telegraphist
- Dino Galvani as Steward
- Danny Green as Passenger
- Fanny Wright as Passenger
- Anthony Papafio (uncredited)
[edit] Production crew
- Produced by Ewald André Dupont, John Maxwell, & James Scura
- Original Music by John Reynders
- Cinematography by Charles Rosher
- Film Editing by Emile de Ruelle
- Art Direction by Hugh Gee
- Assistant Directors: Marjorie Gaffney, J.F. Green, & John Harlow
- Sound Department: Jack Mair & Alec Murray
- Musical director: John Reynders
[edit] Trivia
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- Three versions of this film was made. Two in 1929, one in English and the other in German.
- The third one was made in 1930 in French.
- It was one of the first British films made with sound on film and was Germany's first sound movie.
- Was released in both sound and silent prints in England.
- The French version was the fourth French feature with sound on film.
- The movie was originally made as "Titanic" but after lawsuits it was renamed "Atlantic"
- The final scene of the movie was filmed as a shot of the liner sinking but it was cut at the last minute it was feared it would upset Titanic survivors.
- It is commonly believed that none of the shots of the ship sinking have survived, however it appears as part of a sequence of shots from the film in the National Geographic documentary Secrets of the Titanic from 1986.
- The final scene shows a group of passengers trapped in a flooding lounge.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Atlantic at the Internet Movie Database
- Atlantic at Allmovie
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