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A Night to Remember (1958) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Roy Ward Baker and produced by Earl St. John and William MacQuitty.

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Walter Lord's "A Night to Remember"

By Stephen Reginald on Mar 7, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

Walter Lord's "A Night to Remember" A Night to Remember (1958) is a British docudrama film based on the 1955 book of the same name by Walter Lord. The film was directed by Roy Ward Baker. The novel was adapted by Eric Ambler. The film stars Kenneth Moore and features a large British supporting ... Read full article


A Night to Remember (1958)

By Beatrice on Oct 8, 2016 From Flickers in Time

A Night to Remember Directed by Roy Ward Baker Written Eric Ambler from a book by Walter Lord 1958/UK The Rank Organization Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Forever the best of the Titanic movies in my book. This tells the same story as James Cameron’s more famous 1997 Titanic,?minus the frami... Read full article


A Night To Remember (1958)

By Tom on May 4, 2015 From The Old Movie House

The film A Night To Remember is based on the book A Night To Remember by Walter Lord. His book was the first written about the Royal Mail Ship Titanic in forty years. Producer William MacQuitty had originally planned with Shaw, Savill & Albion Line to use the Dominion Monarch to shoot scenes for... Read full article


Top Picks: A Night to Remember

By Amanda Garrett on Apr 15, 2015 From Old Hollywood Films

The RMS Titanic sank in the icy waters of the Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Today, we're looking at A Night to Remeber (1958), one of the best films about the doomed ocean liner. The sinking of the Titanic in the early mornings hours of April 15, 1912, was one of history's great maritime tragedies... Read full article


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Quotes from A Night to Remember

Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Brown: [looks around Lifeboat 6 as it's being lowered] Hey, we've only got one sailor with us. That's not enough to manage this boat.
[Calls up to the Boat Deck as other women look around and confirm her observation]
Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Brown: Hold it there.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: [to seamen at falls] Stop lowering.
[Calls down to the boat]
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: What's the matter?
Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Brown: Hey son. We only got one sailor in this boat!
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: [Looks around Boat Deck for any available seamen] Are there any spare hands here?
Maj. Arthur Peuchen: [Looks around, notices there are no seamen around, and steps forward] I'll go, if you like.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Are you a sailor?
Maj. Arthur Peuchen: I'm a yachtsman.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: [Indicates lowering ropes for the boat] If you're seaman enough to slip down that lifeline, you can go.
[Yells down to boat]
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Below.
Hitchens: Sir.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Let's have that line.
[the lifeline is swung towards the side of the ship. Lightoller grabs it after a couple of tries and holds it for Peuchen]
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Right. Good luck.
[Peuchen grabs the line and swings out over the edge. Lightoller watches as he lowers himself down the rope and safely into the boat. Once he's in safely, Lightoller addresses the seamen at the falls]
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Lower away together.


Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: [comes onto Carpathia's bridge] Sir?
Capt. Arthur Rostron: We're at the place now. I thought you'd like to see for yourself.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Oh yes. Thank you, sir.
Capt. Arthur Rostron: We've only found one body, I'm afraid. The rest must have been carried further on by the current. Of course, we'll go on searching for survivors until we turn back to New York.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: Yes sir. How many...?
Capt. Arthur Rostron: The purser's checked the figures now. We have on board 705 survivors. Several of those in the boats were dead, I'm afraid.
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller: 1500 lost.
Capt. Arthur Rostron: That's right, yes.


Mrs. Liz Lucas: [Lucas returns to his stateroom after being told the situation by Andrews] Please, will you tell me what's going on Robert? People have been rushing about, and noises overhead...
Robbie Lucas: It's very tiresome. We've struck an iceberg and damaged the ship. We may be a day late getting into New York.
Mrs. Liz Lucas: Oh, that is annoying.
Robbie Lucas: And, to make matters worse, the captain is being very fussy and correct. All women and children have to go up on deck and get into the lifeboats.
Mrs. Liz Lucas: Oh no.
Robbie Lucas: I'm afraid so, dear.
Mrs. Liz Lucas: But I don't want to wake the children. Is it really necessary?
Robbie Lucas: Yes!
[very sober tone]
Robbie Lucas: I... I believe we should do as the captain says.


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Facts about A Night to Remember

This is the last Titanic film to be made exclusively in the United Kingdom, the birthplace of the real Titanic. S.O.S. Titanic did film in the UK (at Shepperton Studios, The Waldorf Hotel), but also filmed in the United States aboard the (former British) RMS Queen Mary. Titanic written by British screenwriter Julian Fellowes, features a British cast but was filmed in Hungary.
During the scene of lunch at the Captain's table, the same menu was served as had been eaten by the Captain's guests. Roy Ward Baker said: "There was no need to do this, but some food had to be eaten and it might as well be correct. It all helped the atmosphere, which ... helped the actors."
After the ship leaves Southampton, and we see the caption April 14, the shots of the Titanic and the passengers on deck were taken from Titanic, a Nazi propaganda film.
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