| Saving the Titanic | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Colin Heber-Percy Lyall Watson |
| Directed by | Maurice Sweeney |
| Starring | David Wilmot Ciarán McMenamin |
| Narrated by | Liam Cunningham |
| Music by | Steve Lynch |
| Country of origin | Ireland Germany |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 (TV version)[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stephen Rooke |
| Producers | Keith Farrell Reinhardt Beetz |
| Cinematography | Stephen McNutt |
| Editor | Barry Zetlin |
| Running time | Original version 90 minutes TV version 2 x 50 minutes[2] |
| Production companies | Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion Tile Films |
| Budget | €1,600,000 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 13 April 2012 (2012-04-13) |
Saving the Titanic, aired in Germany asDie Helden der Titanic, is 2012 Irish-German televisiondocudrama directed by Maurice Sweeney, and written by Colin Heber-Percy andLyall Watson. Unlike most films and series depicting the ship's passengers and senior crew,Saving the Titanic dramatizes the engineers and the boiler room crew who kept the furnaces and generators running as theTitanic sank, facilitating the survival of others.[3]
"100 years after the sinking of the Titanic,Saving the Titanic is the untold story of the self-sacrifice and dignity of the ship’s engineers, stokers and firemen in the face of impending death."[4]
All music is composed by Steve Lynch[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Code" | 01:58 |
| 2. | "Religious Tensions" | 00:46 |
| 3. | "Clean Brushes" | 01:50 |
| 4. | "Opening the Letter" | 00:59 |
| 5. | "The Most Luxurious Lifeboat in the World" | 02:02 |
| 6. | "The Code Breaks" | 01:22 |
| 7. | "Shepard's Theme" | 01:26 |
| 8. | "Mounting Tensions Below Deck" | 02:21 |
| 9. | "Firedrill" | 01:44 |
| 10. | "The Reality of the Situation" | 01:49 |
| 11. | "A Sinking Ship" | 03:20 |
| 12. | "The Dust Settles" | 01:49 |
| Total length: | 21:32 | |
Saving the Titanic had alimited theatrical release in theUnited Kingdom, screening in 12 cinemas as part of theBritish Independent Film Festival. The film was also broadcast internationally; by May 2013, it was estimated that 10 million people had seen the film.[6]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Script Drama | Colin Heber-Percy & Lyall Watson | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Editing | Mick Mahon | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Ray Ball | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Steve Lynch | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Dublin International Film Festival | Best Film (Audience Award) | Saving the Titanic | Nominated | [8] |
| 2013 | British Independent Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Saving the Titanic | Won | [6][9] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán McMenamin | Won | |||
| Best Director | Maurice Sweeney | Won | |||
| 2013 | Celtic Media Festival | Single Drama | Saving the Titanic | Won | |
| 2012 | Accolade Competition | Award of Excellence | Saving the Titanic | Won | [10] |
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