Saving the Titanic
2012 Irish TV series or programme
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Saving the Titanic, aired in Germany as Die Helden der Titanic, is 2012 Irish-German television docudrama directed by Maurice Sweeney, and written by Colin Heber-Percy and Lyall 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 the Titanic sank, facilitating the survival of others.[2]
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Lyall Watson
Ciarán McMenamin
| Saving the Titanic | |
|---|---|
DVD cover art | |
| Written by | Colin Heber-Percy Lyall Watson |
| Directed by | Maurice Sweeney |
| Starring | David Wilmot Ciarán McMenamin |
| Narrated by | Liam Cunningham |
| Music by | Steve Lynch |
| Countries 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[1] |
| Production companies | Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion Tile Films |
| Budget | €1,600,000 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 13 April 2012 |
"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."[3]
Cast
- Liam Cunningham - Narrator
- David Wilmot - Chief Engineer, Joseph Bell
- Ciarán McMenamin - Leading Fireman, Frederick "Fred" Barrett
- Owen McDonnell - Trimmer, Thomas Patrick "Paddy" Dillion
- Hugh O'Conor - Junior Assistant Second Engineer, Jonathan Shepherd
- Andrew Simpson - Assistant Electrician, Albert George Ervine
- John Byrne - Assistant Electrician, Alfred Pirrie Middleton
- Chris Newman - Assistant Electrician, William Kelly
- Paul Kennedy - Junior Assistant Second Engineer, Herbert Gifford Harvey
- Douglas Rankine - Greaser, Alfred White
- Stephen Hogan - Thomas Andrews
- Conor MacNeill - Frank Bell
- Ciaran O'Grady - Leading Fireman
- Owen Roe - White Star Lawyer
- David Heap - White Star Official
- Dermot Magennis - Tailor
- Johnny Eveson - Second Officer Charles Lightoller
- Helen O'Reilly - Female Passenger
Soundtrack
All music is composed by Steve Lynch[4]
| 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 | |
Release
Saving the Titanic had a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom, screening in 12 cinemas as part of the British Independent Film Festival. The film was also broadcast internationally; by May 2013, it was estimated that 10 million people had seen the film.[5]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Script Drama | Colin Heber-Percy & Lyall Watson | Nominated | [6] |
| 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 | [7] |
| 2013 | British Independent Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Saving the Titanic | Won | [5][8] |
| 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 | [9] |
