{"id":48667,"date":"2020-05-15T16:29:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T23:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48667"},"modified":"2020-12-29T14:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T21:44:39","slug":"night-to-remember-a-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48667","title":{"rendered":"Night to Remember, A (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;But she can&#8217;t sink &#8212; she&#8217;s unsinkable!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the fateful night of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanic\">sinking of the Titanic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Lightoller\">Second Officer Charles Lightoller<\/a> (Kenneth More) helps oversee the rescue of as many passengers as possible &#8212; including an upper-class couple (Honor Blackman and John Merivale) with children; newlyweds (Jill Dixon and Ronald Allen) determined not to separate; and &#8220;unsinkable&#8221; millionaire Molly Brown (Tucker McGuire).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Disaster Flicks<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Roy Ward Baker Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRoy Ward Baker&#8217;s adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Night_to_Remember_(book)\">Walter Lord&#8217;s 1955 non-fiction book<\/a> about the sinking of the RMS Titanic (scripted by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Ambler\">Eric Ambler<\/a>) is notable for its fidelity to historical detail, and for portraying this well-known tragedy in an effectively gripping fashion. Indeed, unlike in Jean Negulesco&#8217;s differently rewarding <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48649\"><em>Titanic<\/em> (1953)<\/a> &#8212; which privileges detailed back-stories about the various passengers and crew on board, and features big-name stars &#8212; <em>A Night to Remembers<\/em> has a largely unknown cast, and cuts to the iceberg crash relatively quickly, spending the remainder of the film providing searing detail about the disaster that unfolded. A number of real-life passengers and crew are shown living out their final moments on board the ship, with More&#8217;s Officer Lightoller emerging as a central &#8220;protagonist&#8221; once he recognizes what&#8217;s happening and takes decisive action to assist in rescue. Ward&#8217;s direction is consistently solid, and he&#8217;s ably assisted by DP Geoffrey Unsworth. This one is well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Comparisons with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120338\/\">James Cameron&#8217;s Oscar-winning 1997 blockbuster<\/a> are inevitable. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3846reme.html\">DVD Savant writes<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;After being infuriated by the 1997 <em>Titanic<\/em>, with its ridiculous thriller storyline and numbskull anachronisms, my first thought was that I wanted to make a nice B&#038;W copy of some of James Cameron&#8217;s stunning digital special effects and cut them into the Roy Ward Baker movie. Voila! The Best of both worlds!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/112804%7C0\/A-Night-to-Remember.html\">TCM snarks<\/a> that &#8220;the budget was&#8230; remarkably small for such an epic narrative &#8212; a mere $1,680,000, which probably wouldn&#8217;t have covered the bagel tab on Cameron&#8217;s film&#8221;, and viewers &#8220;don&#8217;t even have to put up with Celine Dion warbling over the end credits.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Ah, the wrath of classic film lovers. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic-1024x585.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic-1536x877.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Titanic.png 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent historical detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Boat-Passenger.png 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many exciting moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Dramatic.png 1633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eric Ambler&#8217;s screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Night-to-Remember-Moore.png 1615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a finely crafted historical adventure film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051994\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/12\/17\/archives\/screen-sinking-of-titanic-a-night-to-remember-opens-at-criterion.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/2743\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/84970\/a-night-to-remember#articles-reviews?articleId=112804\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3846reme.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;But she can&#8217;t sink &#8212; she&#8217;s unsinkable!&#8221; Synopsis: On the fateful night of the sinking of the Titanic, Second Officer Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More) helps oversee the rescue of as many passengers as possible &#8212; including an upper-class couple (Honor Blackman and John Merivale) with children; newlyweds (Jill Dixon and Ronald Allen) determined not to separate; and &#8220;unsinkable&#8221; millionaire Molly Brown (Tucker McGuire). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Disaster Flicks Historical Drama Roy Ward Baker Films Review: Roy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48667\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48667"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60431,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48667\/revisions\/60431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}