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''A Night to Remember'' is a 1958 British drama film adaptation of Walter Lord's book ''A Night to Remember'' (1955), recounting the final night of the RMS ''Titanic''. It was adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Roy Ward Baker. The film starred Kenneth More and features Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Michael Goodliffe and Laurence Naismith. It was filmed in the United Kingdom. The production team, supervised by producer William MacQuitty, used blueprints of the ship to create the sets accurately, while Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall and ex-Cunard Commodore Harry Grattidge both worked as technical advisors on the film. The film's World Premiere was on Thursday 3 July 1958 at the Odeon Leicester Square. ''Titanic'' survivor Elizabeth Dowdell attended the American premiere in New York on Tuesday 16 December 1958.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Miss Elizabeth Dowdell )〕 Among the many films about the ''Titanic'', it has long been regarded as the high point by ''Titanic'' historians and survivors alike for its accuracy,〔Janice Hocker Rushing and Thomas S. Frentz, "Singing over the bones: James Cameron's ''Titanic''", ''Critical Studies in Media Communication'' (ICMC), Volume 17, Issue 1 (1 March 2000), pp. 1–27.〕 despite its modest production values〔Celeste Cumming Mt. Lebanon, "Early ''Titanic'' Film A Movie to Remember", ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (11 September 1998), p. 39.〕 when compared with the 1997 Oscar-winning film ''Titanic''.〔〔P. Parisi, ''Titanic and the making of James Cameron'' (New York: Newmarket Press, 1998), p. 127.〕 == Plot == The ''Titanic'' was the largest vessel afloat, and was widely believed to be unsinkable. Her passengers included the cream of American and British society. The story of her sinking is told from the point of view of her passengers and crew, principally Second Officer Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More). Once in the open sea on her maiden voyage, the ship receives a number of ice warnings from a nearby steamer, the '. Only one of the messages is relayed to Captain Edward J. Smith (Laurence Naismith), who orders a lookout but because of nearly universal faith in the ship's indestructibility does not slow the ship or consider an alternate route. Late on 14 April 1912, lookout Frederick Fleet (Bernard Fox) spots an iceberg directly in front of the ship. It turns hard to port but collides with the iceberg on its starboard side, opening the first five compartments to the sea, below the waterline. Thomas Andrews (Michael Goodliffe), the ship's builder, inspects the damage and finds that it will soon sink, a bad situation made horrific by the fact that it does not have sufficient lifeboat capacity for everyone on board. A distress signal is immediately sent out, and efforts begin to signal a ship (the ''Californian'') that is seen on the horizon, a mere 10 miles away. But its radio operator is off duty and does not hear the distress signal. Fortunately, the radio operator on the receives the distress call, understands the emergency and immediately alerts Captain Arthur Rostron (Anthony Bushell) who promptly orders the ship to head to the site at maximum speed. Captain Smith orders Officers Lightoller and William Murdoch (Richard Leech) to start lowering the lifeboats. Many women and children are reluctant to get in a small, cramped one, and Murdoch and Lightoller must use force to put them in. Many men try to sneak on board, but Lightoller will not allow them. Murdoch, working the other side of the ship, is shown as more accommodating to men. As the stewards struggle to hold back women and children in third-class, most of the ones from first and second class board the lifeboats and launch away from the ship. The ''Carpathia'' is four hours away and is racing to the site, in hope of saving more lives. The ship sinks amid much chaos on the deck, with third class passengers allowed up from below after all the boats have gone. The bow of the ship goes under, and there are only two collapsible lifeboats left. Lightoller and other able seamen struggle to untie them and, unable to take the time to put passengers into them, leave them in the hope that they will save more lives. Captain Smith is last seen walking onto the bridge, Thomas Andrews is last seen in the first-class smoking room. Lightoller and many others swim off the ship. It sinks deeper into the water; suddenly a funnel breaks loose and crashes onto the surface, killing a pair of newlyweds from 2nd class, and the ship finally goes under. One of the overturned collapsible boats is floating, so Lightoller and a few more men balance on it and wait. Chief Baker Charles Joughin (George Rose) is found in the water, not minding the cold because he's been drinking, and pulled up onto the boat. Lightoller spots another boat and the men are saved. The ''Carpathia'' comes and rescues the survivors. Lightoller, the senior surviving officer, reflects that they were all so sure about the safety of the ship, and that he will "never be sure again, about anything." On the Carpathia Lightoller is told that only 705 had survived and they only passed one body. The wireless operator comes on deck to inform Rostron that the Californian had just heard of Titanic and wants to help. Rostron says anything that was humanly possible has been done. An epilogue at the end of the film states that the passengers have not died in vain, as today there are lifeboats for all, unceasing radio vigil, and that the International Ice Patrol guards the sea lanes, making them safe for the people of the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Night to Remember (1958 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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