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James Cameron's "Titanic" is an epic, action-packed romance
set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic, the pride and joy of the
White Star Line and, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most
luxurious liner of her era, "The Ship Of Dreams" which ultimately carried over
1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early
hours of April 15, 1912.
The journey of "Titanic" begins in the present, at the site of the ship's watery
grave, two-and-a-half miles under the ocean surface. An ambitious fortune hunter (Bill
Paxton) is determined to plumb the treasures of this once-stately ship, only to bring to
the surface a story left untold. The tragic ruins melt away to reveal the glittering
palace that was Titanic as it prepares to launch on its maiden voyage from England. Amidst
the thousands of well-wishers bidding a fond bon voyage, destiny has called two young
souls, daring them to nurture a passion that would change their lives forever.
Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is a 17 years old, upper-class American suffocating
under the rigid confines and expectations of Edwardian society who falls for a
free-spirited young steerage passenger named Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio). Once he
opens her eyes to the world that lies outside her gilded cage, Rose and Jack's forbidden
love begins a powerful mystery that ultimately echoes across the years into the present.
Nothing on earth is going to come between them, not even something as unimaginable as the
sinking of Titanic.
Also inhabiting this floating microcosm are Cal Hockley, played by Billy Zane, heir to a
huge fortune and Rose's fiancé, and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, Rose's socially driven mother,
played by Frances Fisher. Oscar® winner Kathy Bates is featured as the ship's most
colorful real-life passenger, Molly Brown. Other historic figures include Captain E.J.
Smith (Bernard Hill), White Star Line's managing director J. Bruce Ismay (Jonathan Hyde),
and master shipbuilder and primary architect of Titanic, Thomas Andrews (Victor Garber).
Also participating in this devastating hand of fate dealt to the passengers of Titanic are
an Italian emigrant named Fabrizio De Rossi (Danny Nucci), Jack's poor but determined best
friend; and Spicer Lovejoy (David Warner), Cal Hockley's ruthlessly loyal valet.
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