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Titanic
1953 · 1h 38m · Drama, Romance
Hold up—this isn't the Cameron epic you're thinking of. This 1953 drama trades romance for a taut custody thriller that uses the Titanic disaster as the ultimate high-stakes backdrop. If you want something smarter and darker than the blockbuster version, absolutely watch it tonight.
Plot
Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the 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.
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter