Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream (1986)
Decades after the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic, the dream of investigating the wreckage was finally realized by undersea geologist Dr. Robert D. Ballard. In 1986, only a single camera crew was allowed to accompany his historic expedition. Using high-tech cameras mounted on submersibles, this remarkable program takes viewers into the frigid depths nearly two and a half miles below the ocean’s surface, revealing spectacular color images of the ship’s once-luxurious interior.
Director: Graham Hurley
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Peter Williams as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Robert D. Ballard as Self |
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Dudley Foster as Self |
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Martin Bowen as Self |
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Frank Prentice as Self (archive footage) (voice) |
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John B. Mooney as Self |
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Bill Lange as Self |
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Peter Jennings as Self |
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David Frost as Self (archive footage) |
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E.J. Smith as Self - as Captain E.J. Smith (archive footage) |
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Rosalie Ida Straus as Self (archive footage) - Victim of the RMS Titanic |
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Margaret Brown as Self (archive footage) (as Molly Brown) |
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Isidor Straus as Self (archive footage) - Victim of the RMS Titanic |
| Directing | Graham Hurley | Director |
| Crew | Robert D. Ballard | Creative Consultant |
| Camera | Paul Houlston | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Lee Mander | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Maurice Hillier | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Pauline Taplin | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Tony Cunningham | ADR & Dubbing |
| Art | Alan Scragg | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | John Randall | Prop Maker |
| Sound | Ray Swinfield | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Kate Cross | Researcher |
| Editing | Steve Bergson | Archival Footage Research |
| Editing | Christopher Wentzell | Editor |
| Production | Peter Williams | Executive Producer |
| Production | Graham Hurley | Producer |
| Writing | Peter Williams | Writer |