Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

Aug 31, 1986

0h 53m

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Overview

Decades after the Titanic sank into the Atlantic, the dream of investigating the wreckage was finally realized by undersea geologist Dr. Robert D. Ballard. Only one camera crew was permitted to join his historic expedition in 1986. In this remarkable program, high-tech cameras attached to submersibles take us to the frigid world two and a half miles below the ocean’s surface. Spectacular colour photography illuminates the ship’s once luxurious interior.

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Documentary

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Cast

Self - as Captain E.J. Smith (archive footage)

E.J. Smith

Self - Victim of the RMS Titanic

Rosalie Ida Straus

Self (archive footage) (as Molly Brown)

Margaret Brown

Self - Victim of the RMS Titanic

Isidor Straus

Self

Robert D. Ballard

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6.8

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6.0

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7.4

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6.7

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6.5

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5.7

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6.6

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Jul 24, 1994

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7.0

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0.0

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10.0

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5.9

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7.0

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6.4

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5.4

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6.6

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7.5

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7.0

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4.8

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Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

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