Saving the Titanic
Bravery Below Deck
Overview
In the hours after the Titanic struck an iceberg 100 years ago, a team of shipbuilders and engineers raced against time to save the stricken vessel. Based on eye-witness accounts, this film reveals what went on below decks in the hours before the Titanic sank, telling the previously relatively unheralded stories of engineers who fought courageously to hold back the power of the sea and keep the power systems running, even when they learned that all was lost. Most of these men died but their actions bought enough time to save many lives. This drama-documentary tells a poignant story of self-sacrifice by the Titanic's engineers, stokers and firemen in the face of impending death.
Key Crew
Director: Maurice Sweeney
Writer: Colin Herber-Percy, Lyall Watson
Top Cast
Liam Cunningham
Narrator (voice)
David Wilmot
Joseph Bell
Ciarán McMenamin
Fred Barrett
Owen McDonnell
Trimmer Thomas Dillon
Hugh O'Conor
Assistant Engineer Jonathan Shepherd
Andrew Simpson
Electrician Albert Ervine
Jonathan Byrne
Electrician Alfred Middleton
Chris Newman
Assistant Electrician William Kelly
