It was the image that made the Titanic’s wreck instantly recognisable – the ship’s bow looming out of the darkness of the Atlantic depths.
But a new expedition has revealed the effects of slow decay, with a large section of railing now on the sea floor.
The loss of the railing – immortalised by Jack and Rose in the famous movie scene – was discovered during a series of dives by underwater robots this summer. The images they captured show how the wreck is changing after more than 100 years beneath the waves.
The ship sank in April 1912 after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the loss of 1,500 lives.
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Titanic, American romantic adventure film, released in 1997, that centres on the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The film proved immensely popular, holding the all-time box-office gross record for more than a decade after its release
Storyline
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.
Original title
Titanic
Producer
Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Lightstorm Entertainment
Production country
US
Screenplay
James Cameron
Music composer
James Horner
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The groundbreaking, record-setting 1997 blockbuster hit Titanic famously starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as star-crossed lovers who share a passionate, life-altering romance despite coming from two vastly different backgrounds while onboard the doomed ship. James Cameron, who wrote, directed, and co-produced the big-screen extravaganza, had a longtime fascination with shipwrecks and went to the wreckage site twelve times in 1995 to capture the haunting footage of the legendary ocean liner.
Visiting the ship’s final resting place made Cameron and the crew want to “live up to that level of reality … But there was another level of reaction coming away from the real wreck, which was that it wasn’t just a story, it wasn’t just a drama.” Revered for its breathtaking visual effects, production, screenplay, and phenomenal performances by its star-studded ensemble cast, Titanic became the first film to gross a billion dollars and tied Ben-Hur for the most Oscar wins, taking home a whopping eleven, including Best Picture. Though its critical popularity has lessened in the years since its release, the epic film nonetheless remains a major cinematic triumph that continues to dazzle the masses.