It's April 1912. Titanic has been a huge financial burden for White Star Line. The shares are falling. President Ismay pushes the shares even lower to buy them on the cheap. He intends to make a big splash on its maiden voyage and incentives Captain Smith a record crossing. Unbeknownst to them, John Jacob Astor is driving the shares down even further before he buys it back. While the British and American capitalists push the ship to its doom, German 1st Officer Peterson argue in vein to slow the ship down. Peterson and a few Germans in steerage are the heroes while the Anglo-Americans struggle for their own safety. Peterson saves Ismay for a reckoning in front of the Board of Inquiry where Ismay is acquitted of guilt.
This is a technically well-made Nazi propaganda. The marriage of miniature and real stage work is impressive. The battle between Astor and Ismay holds a little bit of interest but everything else is bland. The propaganda element is overly obvious and clunky. The story is tired but there are a few good sinking scenes.
This is a technically well-made Nazi propaganda. The marriage of miniature and real stage work is impressive. The battle between Astor and Ismay holds a little bit of interest but everything else is bland. The propaganda element is overly obvious and clunky. The story is tired but there are a few good sinking scenes.