Atlantic (1929)

Atlantic (1929)

The Leviathan of All Talkies

Release Date: 1929, November 15
Directors: E.A. Dupont
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: British International Pictures
Cast: John Longden, John Stuart, Gordon James, D.A. Clarke-Smith, Dino Galvani, Danny Green, Donald Calthrop, Madeleine Carroll, Helen Haye, Jerry Verno, Randolph Thompson, Joan Barry

Overview:

English-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic". The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, the Rools, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the "Atlantic" strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic.

Keywords: