A Night to Remember: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic

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It was calm, clear and bitterly cold. There was no moon, but the cloudless sky blazed with stars. The Atlantic was like polished plate glass; people later said they had never seen it so smooth.

The film disappointed at the box office. [1] However, it received critical acclaim and won the 1959 "Samuel Goldwyn International Award" for the UK at the Golden Globe Awards. [5] Among the many films about the Titanic, A Night to Remember is regarded highly by Titanic historians and survivors for its accuracy, despite its modest production values, compared with the 1997 Hollywood film Titanic. [6] [7] [8] Plot [ edit ]Lord's interest was sparked when he travelled on Titanic's sister ship Olympic, when young (we learn in his book that the ship volunteered to collect survivors from Carpathia, but that it was felt the sight of Olympic might be too upsetting for those aboard) and he wrote the first serious account of the disaster. There had been personal accounts before then, but this took account of all of these reminiscences as well as including interviews with many survivors and the family's of those involved which makes it feel much more immediate. The film adaptation came about after its eventual director, Roy Ward Baker, and its producer, Belfast-born William MacQuitty, both acquired copies of the book -– Baker from his favorite bookshop and MacQuitty from his wife – and decided to obtain the film rights. MacQuitty succeeded in raising finance from John Davis at the Rank Organisation, who in the late 1950s were expanding into bigger-budgeted filmmaking. The job of directing was assigned to Roy Baker, who was under contract to Rank, and Baker recommended Ambler be given the job of writing the screenplay. [2] Lord was brought on board the production as a consultant. [19] Most of the passengers were different. William T. Stead, independent as ever, sat reading alone in the First Class smoking room. To Fireman Kemish passing by, he looked as though he planned to stay there whatever happened.

This is a surprisingly short audiobook, about five hours but it's utterly compelling listening. Lord keeps it taut and clear as we switch through various povs to experience that night when the 'unsinkable' Titanic went down. The production was a major hit, attracting 28 million viewers, and greatly boosted the book's sales. [14] It was rerun on kinescope on 2 May 1956, five weeks after its first broadcast. [13] [18] Development [ edit ] Walter Lord was an American author, best known for his documentary-style non-fiction account, A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. A Night to Remember gives a gripping, detailed account of what happened the night the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people. Originally published in 1955, Walter Lord had interviewed survivors and reviewed documents to create this incredible narrative of the events surrounding April 15, 1912. I also liked the context Lord gave to the tragedy:

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Al final del libro, además, aparecen una serie de anexos que resulta de lo más interesante y que ayudan a comprender mejor cómo fueron las cosas. Durante la catástrofe. Dichos anexos incluye una lista de los pasajeros, un mapa con las diferentes partes en las que se articulaba el Titanic y y un capítulo que se centra en datos concretos del barco, como sus características físicas y el itinerario que siguió en su travesía. Lo que más me ha gustado es lo meticuloso del trabajo de documentación del autor, lo cual permite revisitar un acontecimiento que todos conocemos casi a la perfección, pero prestando atención a los detalles. Y es ahí donde más lo disfruté. Una de las cosas que más me sobrecogió fue el papel decisivo que la servidumbre tuvo para salvar a sus empleadores, ya que los pasajeros de primera clase no eran capaces de ver el peligro hasta que se hizo evidente. a b Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (10 July 2018). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198159346– via Google Books. Walter Lord is the author of several best-selling works of history, including "A Night to Remember", the recreation of the sinking of the Titanic. He lives in New York City.

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Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Brown: Leadville Johnny, they call him. And he was the best golderned gold miner in Colorado! Fifteen I was when I married him. I'm sure it's his interviews with so many survivors that makes this book so realistic. His descriptions are vivid and made me feel like I was almost there. I listened to the audio version of this book. A combination of Lord's story-telling and Fred Williams excellent narration kept me engrossed in the story from start to finish. I have read many many books on the Titanic, watched movies, listened to podcasts....for me, it's a story I just seem obsessed with. It's horrific...and mesmerizing at the same time. Lord makes the story about the people....not just the event. He tells the story of an Italian woman crying for her children on board the Carpathia, only to be reunited with them both; the first class passenger who refused to leave her Great Dane on board the ship so perished with her dog; and the stunned silence of the women in the lifeboats as they realized they had just witnessed more than 1000 people drown. It's about more than a luxurious boat that didn't survive its first Atlantic crossing.....it's about the loss of more than 1,500 people and the story of the last 3 hours of their lives. Approximately 123 of the 324 first-class passengers perished in the disaster. 173 of the 284 second-class passengers died. The crew and third-class passengers suffered the most casualties. Out of 710 third-class passengers, only 174 survived. Among the fatalities were 700 crew members. An estimated 53 children lost their lives. Only 337 bodies were recovered.

Upon its December 1958 U.S. premiere, Bosley Crowther called the film a "tense, exciting and supremely awesome drama...[that] puts the story of the great disaster in simple human terms and yet brings it all into a drama of monumental unity and scope"; according to Crowther: [45]Some historical figures have the 'wrong' accent: The portrayal of Thomas Andrews by British actor Michael Goodlife was believable, but the accent should have been not British but Irish. Murdoch's accent should have been Scottish, and so on. [42] Benjamin Guggenheim had a more detailed message: “If anything should happen to me, tell my wife I’ve done my best in doing my duty.”