![]() ![]() ![]() The pop culture monolith that is Cameron's film has seen to it that every man, woman, and child on earth knows the general layout of the ship and the social standing of its various passengers the rich folks housed above, the poor folks down below. The story unfolds, for the most part, through the eyes of Second Officer Lightoller (Kenneth More). It's a remarkable piece of big-screen storytelling, and you don't even have to put up with Celine Dion warbling over the end credits. ![]() He juggles an enormous amount of information, but presents it with absolute clarity. Baker avoids fictional characters altogether, choosing instead to follow the trajectories of a broad range of real-life passengers. ![]() But Baker's film is the one to turn to for the real lowdown on exactly what happened to the doomed luxury liner on that fateful night. Cameron, of course, had modern digital effects at his disposal, so don't expect Baker to wow you in that department. James Cameron's Titanic (1997) may be the highest grossing picture in movie history, but many critics feel that Roy Ward Baker's A Night to Remember (1958) is still the most precisely constructed cinematic take on the Titanic tragedy. ![]()
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