Valued Exposure: Titanic 1953.

Valued Exposure: Titanic 1953

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the unsinkable Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.

'Titanic' (1953, dir. Jean Negulesco) - This 1950s black-and-white Hollywood dramatisation centred around an estranged couple on board the ship, and won an Oscar for Best Story and Screenplay. Surprisingly, it was Hollywood's first take on the disaster, some 40 years after the event
Picture: Everett Collection / Rex Feature

'Titanic' (1953, dir. Jean Negulesco) - The special effects used in this 1953 film were ground-breaking in its time, including the use of this 20-foot model to simulate the ship's sinking
Picture: c.20thC.Fox/Everett / Rex Features

Titanic (1953) - Part 1

PLOT: Titanic is a 1953 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco. Its plot is centered around an estranged couple sailing on the maiden ...

Titanic (1953) - Part 2

PLOT: Titanic is a 1953 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco. Its plot is centered around an estranged couple sailing on the maiden ...