Saving the Titanic
15/04/2012
2h



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
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


Douglas Rankine
Greaser Alfred White


Stephen Hogan
Thomas Andrews


Conor MacNeill
Frank Bell


Paul Kennedy
Assistant Engineer Herbert Harvey


Ciaran O'Grady
Leading Fireman


Owen Roe
White Star Lawyer
David Heap
White Star Official


Dermot Magennis
Tailor
Johnny Eveson
2nd Officer
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