Saving the Titanic

1h 30min

TV Movie

Documentary

Drama

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.

Cast

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Narrator (voice)
David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Joseph Bell
Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin

Fred Barrett
Owen McDonnell

Owen McDonnell

Trimmer Thomas Dillon
Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Assistant Engineer Jonathan Shepherd
Andrew Simpson

Andrew Simpson

Electrician Albert Ervine
Jonathan Byrne

Jonathan Byrne

Electrician Alfred Middleton
Chris Newman

Chris Newman

Assistant Electrician William Kelly
Douglas Rankine

Douglas Rankine

Greaser Alfred White
Stephen Hogan

Stephen Hogan

Thomas Andrews
Conor MacNeill

Conor MacNeill

Frank Bell
Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy

Assistant Engineer Herbert Harvey
Ciaran O'Grady

Ciaran O'Grady

Leading Fireman
Owen Roe

Owen Roe

White Star Lawyer
David Heap

David Heap

White Star Official
Johnny Eveson

Johnny Eveson

2nd Officer

Release date

15th Apr 2012

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English