Raise the titanic 1980 film

I saw this model when it was very briefly exhibited in a glass case at a replica gold mining tourist attraction in armadale, a suburb of perth western australia, called pioneer village in the early 1980s. The 1980 adaptation of clive cusslers novel raise the titanic is long derided amongst film buffs as a collosal flop. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Raise the titanic has been ranked 2816 times, wins 29. Aug 09, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Apr 01, 2015 raise the titanic 1980 i saw this film in the cinema with my dad on a free double pass that i won as a teenager. Its not a great film, but it is a very good one worth rediscovery, much like the titanic itself. While im a big fan of john barrys film score work he seems to have been rubbish at choosing films to score. Raise the titanic movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind.

A much underrated film, raise the titanic has its flaws, but it definitely is always thrilling and exciting because of the fact that its plot is a salvage crew raises the great liner that sank in. The script went through over 10 rewrites and the costs alone to make this film could have fed a. Raise the titanic 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Raise the titanic 1980 original soundtrack light in. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in raise the titanic 1980. John barrys raise the titanic is the first in a new series of silva screen vinyl releases for the serious soundtrack collector. Movie story to obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the titanic. Raise the titanic 1980 is an adventure film based on clive cusslers novel of the same name starring jason robards, richard jordan, david selby, anne archer and alec guinness, the plot centres around a plan to raise the illfated liner from the bottom of the atlantic in order to recover a rare mineral thought to be on board. Raise the titanic is a victim of all of these biases, and perhaps more. This fan fiction takes place 68 years after the sinking of the titanic.

Raise the titanic is a movie released in 1980 about raising the r. Just to let you know that this fan fiction story of raise the titanic separates both the 1980 film and clive cusslers novel entities. Raise the titanic rtt was the first titanic movie i went to the cinama to watch, in late 1980. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. If youre not prepared to go halfway with a movie named raise the titanic you are possibly in the wrong movie to begin with. Raise the titanic 1980 shutterstock raise the titanic. Barrys score was far better than this movie deserved. Raise the titanic jerry jameson, jason robards, richard. Today, however, raise the titanic is a very dated film after all, the book and subsequent movie were created in a time where the titanic still hadnt been found and was assumed to be in one piece, which we know to be false. The first scenes to be filmed were on a soundstage at cbs studio center in north hollywood where the interior shots for the submersible scenes were first filmed. The script went through over 10 rewrites and the costs alone to make this film could have fed a third world country. Jul 24, 2012 raise the titanic 1980 directed by jerry jameson is a dated piece of fiction based on the novel by clive cussler. Stars richard jordan, jason robards and anne archer play second fiddle to the.

The movies basic premisethat it might be possible to raise and salvage the great ship titanicis irresistible. Raise the titanic 1980 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Raise the titanic movie filming locations home of 1980s. Raise the titanic is a 1980 adventure film by lord grades itc entertainment, directed by jerry jameson, and written by eric hughes adaptation and adam kennedy screenplay. Theres just one thing left to do to obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the titanic. Emmet walsh, richard jordan, david selby, anne archer. But one thing that did come from the film was barrys score which can easily stand alone as a shining example of his. Raise the titanic is a 1980 adventure film produced by lew grades itc entertainment and directed by jerry jameson. Raise the titanic best movie soundtracks 1980s classic fm. To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the r. Richard jordan the actual lead but not the top billed is excellent, as is john barrys musical score.

Overview of raise the titanic, 1980, directed by michael d. The titanic model used for filming was on display at anchor bay, malta, in a building close to the set used for the town of sweethaven in the film popeye. Titanic based on the novel with the same name, plus an exclamation mark, by clive cussler. After that modest nod to reality, the film quickly turns into a sort of james bond fantasy. Oltre a una trama eccitante e una storia di grande, raise the titanic contiene caratteri uniche che il film distinguono dagli altri lo stesso genere.

Raise the titanic film wikipedia republished wiki 2. As i said all those years ago, it would be cheaper to lower the atlantic than raise the titanic. Assorted americans try to recover rare minerals from the wreck of the ship that sank in the north atlantic in 1912. Coronavirus this is how you can help your elderly relatives and friends during the coronavirus outbreak. Jan 21, 2014 join the underwater race to salvage the titanic and its vital defense cargo. I enjoyed this film in its original release, in my youth, and again recently, in my maturity. Perhaps because i maintained a fascination with the titanic ever since i was a child and dreamed of just how it must have been that night, when watching that absolutely awesome scene in raise the titanic as the great ship broke the surface i have never in my life been so emotionally moved.

Raise the titanic film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Much like disneys the black hole the year before, his score for raise the titanic is the best and only really memorable thing about the movie. After watching the film, and already having an interest in the titanic at that age of 10, the idea of finding the ship intact like she appears in the film was to intrigue me for years to come. Moore, with michael pataki, paul tuerpe, richard jordan, at turner classic movies. A smaller 6 foot titanic model was constructed but is only used in a long shot on the sea floor and a few shots as it rises up to the surface.

Trivia regarding the movie s cost, producer sir lew grade famously said it would have been cheaper to lower the atlantic ocean. The book was adapted into a 1980 feature film, raise the titanic, directed by jerry jameson. Adapted from clive cusslers international bestseller, the story follows the exploits of american special agent dirk pitt as he sets out to recover vital material from the titanic which could make the us impregnable to atomic attack. Join the underwater race to salvage the titanic and its vital defense cargo.

It reintroduces my alter ego and introducing the spirit of the titanic, the human form of the ship herself. Raise the titanic 1980 letterboxd your life in film. The story concerns a plan to recover the rms titanic due to the fact that it was carrying cargo valuable to cold war hegemony. The film was both a critical and financial flop lew grade, one of its major backers, is famously said to have remarked that it would have been cheaper to lower. Released in 1980 five years before the wreck of the titanic was located the film boasts a highcalibre cast and spectacular special effects, with the action complemented by john barrys hauntingly beautiful and evocative film score, which is regarded by several critics as. Raise the titanic 1980 filming location the graveyard. Raise the titanic 1980 stream and watch online moviefone. Raise the titanic movie posters from movie poster shop. Us intelligence learns that a quantity of a rare mineral, byzanium, that could crucially power a new nuclear defence to the usa, was stowed aboard the titanic when it sailed from southampton, and now lies two miles deep in the atlantic ocean.

An underwater race to salvage the titanic and its vital defense cargo. Stanley kramer was the original producerdirector, but he sold his rights to lew grades itc. This is arguably the case with jerry jamesons 1980 bigbudget raise the titanic. Raise the titanic raise the titanic 1980 discussion. Released 1980, raise the titanic stars jason robards, richard jordan, david selby, anne archer the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Raise the titanic had its world premiere in boston, ma on july 30, 1980 and released nationwide on august 1, 1980. The masters for barrys raise the titanic were lost and the film was panned by. He made sure that every rivet, plate and window perfectly matched the actual ship. A well thought out film and one of the most underrated films ive seen in quite some time. Ive thought that myself as ive watched this abortion of a movie. In all actuality, this film has hardly any resemblance to dr. It says a lot about the ability of john barry that even in a film thats not, shall we say, so well received, his music is almost enough to redeem it.

The film, which was written by eric hughes adaptation and adam kennedy screenplay, was based on the book of the same name by clive cussler. Raise the titanic 1980 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. A group devoted to lord lew grades 1980 released unsinkable motion picture adapted from the. Added 5292002 the shot of the titanic docked in new york harbor was actually filmed in greece. Added 5292002 the interior of the cave where koplin finds jake hobarts frozen body on the russian island is actually a natural cave in the hollywood hills. Maybe they didnt know it actually cracked in half at the time of the sinking, but they sure as hell would have known that the steamstacks would have collapsed as the ship went down, but when the titanic is shown pulling into new york, the stacks are still standing. To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the titanic. Raise the titanic 1980 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Oct 26, 2014 raise the titanic 1980 when clive cussler wrote the novel of raise the titanic we were still something like fifteen years from actually finding it. A group devoted to lord lew grades 1980 released unsinkable motion picture adapted from the 1976 clive cussler international best. Raise the titanic was actually filmed in 1978, but not released until 1980. A group of americans are interested in raising the illfated ocean liner titanic.

The series will include scores of outstanding quality that for some reason or another exist in their best form as a recording made subsequently to the original soundtrack. In the hope of seizing the byzanium, the president authorises a project to raise the enormous sunken liner. Its a special mission to recover something inside the titanic. The big pluses for this film were richard jordan as dirk pitt and john barrys extraordinary musical score. Raise the titanic film titanic database wiki fandom. What i didnt like was the movie s compulsion to lay on all sorts of human interest, as if raising the titanic werent enough. That was the initial press release by itc and afd back in 1980 in their official press kit distributed to the press. Stream free raise the titanic full movie online on marvel.