Titanic
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Titanic is a 1997 romance film directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In 1996, aboard the research vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his team explore the wreck of RMS Titanic, hoping to find a necklace known as the Heart of the Ocean. Instead, they recover a safe containing a drawing of a young woman wearing the necklace. The sketch is dated April 14, 1912, the day the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in about 1,500 deaths. After seeing a television report about the discovery, centenarian Rose Dawson Calvert contacts Lovett, revealing she is the woman in the drawing. Hoping she can help locate the necklace, Lovett brings Rose and her granddaughter aboard the Keldysh, where Rose recounts her experience on Titanic.
Production
Written by James Cameron, the film was produced by Paramount Pictures. James Horner composed the score. Russell Carpenter handled the cinematography. The film runs 194 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $200,000,000, Titanic grossed $2,264,162,353 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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