A few shots of the real shipwreck do appear at the beginning and end of the movie, but bringing in giant replicas — not to mention hundreds of extras — to the middle of the ocean was too ambitious of an idea even for the perfectionist director.
Was there actual footage of the Titanic in the movie?
Due to constraints about the type of camera they could get down there, none of the footage they shot during the dives appeared in the movie. "We recreated what we saw," Cameron said. "So what you'll see in the movie is a recreation of what we saw on video, but based on the actual look of the wreckage."
Did they actually go down to the Titanic in the movie?
In the film's early scenes, Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) and his crew descend to a depth of more than 4,000 metres (13,120 feet) to get a closer look at the Titanic. Incredibly, some of the images shown on screen come from the real wreck, which James Cameron explored many times in preparation for the film.
Was anyone in the Titanic movie actually on the Titanic?
Kathy Bates' unforgettable character, Molly Brown, was one of the few relevant characters in Titanic based on real-life people who were actually on board. Margaret Brown was an American socialite and philanthropist, but wasn't born into a wealthy family.
We hate to disappoint but the love story between Jack and Rose is purely fictional. While there was a J. Dawson on the ship — whose first name was actually Joseph — it is merely a coincidence. Meanwhile, Cameron's inspiration for Rose was American artist Beatrice Wood, who had no connection to the Titanic.
The only one known to have seen it, Eleanor Johnson Shuman, was only 18 months old at the time of the sinking, so no one who could actually recall the event saw it. Mrs Shuman related that she enjoyed the movie, seeing it 4 times, though understanding what her family must have experienced did upset her emotionally.
The Heart of the Ocean in the Titanic film is not a real piece of jewellery, but is hugely popular nonetheless. The jewellery is, however, based on a real diamond, the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond. The Hope Diamond is one of the world's most valuable diamonds; its worth is estimated at around 350 million dollars.
One of the most dramatic and heroic moments in the movie is when the ship's band continues to play as the Titanic sinks. Surprisingly, this actually happened. Survivors of the real RMS Titanic have confirmed that the band played in an effort to calm passengers, even amidst the chaos of the sinking.
The average lifespan of an iceberg in the North Atlantic is typically two to three years from calving to melting. This means the iceberg that sank the Titanic "likely broke off from Greenland in 1910 or 1911, and was gone forever by the end of 1912 or sometime in 1913."
Fewer than 250 people in the world have visited the shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since its discovery in 1985. Among them is the film director James Cameron, who directed the 1997 movie Titanic.
Nope, it was James Cameron, the writer and director of the film, who actually sketched that drawing. What happened to Rose Dawson after Titanic? We learn that she became an actress in the 20's (it's not specified if it was on the stage or the movies), but we don't know what she did between 1912 and 1920.
The real Rose DeWitt Bukater from Titanic has a complex background, inspired by artist Beatrice Wood's rebellious spirit. Wood was not aboard the Titanic, but her influence on the film's character of Rose Dawson is evident.
The answer is no, just like the romance between Rose and Jack, the Heart of the Sea was a jewel created for the movie, but that does not mean that it is not inspired by jewels that are real and have a lot of history behind them.
White Star paid nothing until December 1915, when they agreed to pay compensation of $664,000 to to be be divided amongst the survivors. Worked out at about $950 per person. Adjusted for inflation, that works out to be $22,000.
Who was the youngest person who died on the Titanic?
Sidney Leslie Goodwin (9 September 1910 – 15 April 1912) was a 19-month-old English boy who died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic. In 2008, mitochondrial DNA testing by bio-anthropologist Ryan Parr and the American Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory revealed his identity.
“We've seen clothing. We've seen pairs of shoes, which would strongly suggest there was a body there at one point. But we've never seen any human remains."
A few shots of the real shipwreck do appear at the beginning and end of the movie, but bringing in giant replicas — not to mention hundreds of extras — to the middle of the ocean was too ambitious of an idea even for the perfectionist director.
According to the U.S. committee investigating the sinking, 1,517 lives were lost, and its British counterpart determined that 1,503 died. The crew suffered the most casualties, with about 700 fatalities. Third class also suffered greatly, as only 174 of its approximately 710 passengers survived.
When the Titanic hit the iceberg and consequently sank, the Atlantic Ocean was around 28°F (-2°C), which is below freezing. The wreck caused roughly 1,500 out of 2,224 passengers and crew onboard to perish. In total, RMS Titanic was equipped with 20 lifeboats that were able to accommodate roughly 1,178 people.
