Titanic

James Cameron directed, wrote, produced, and co-edited Titanic, a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film. It is based on reports of the RMS Titanic's sinking and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of various social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during her ill-fated maiden voyage, incorporating both historical and fictionalized elements.

Cameron was inspired to make the film by his obsession with shipwrecks; he believed that a love tale intermingled with the human loss would be necessary to express the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995 when Cameron shot footage of the Titanic's real sinking. The present scenes on the research vessel were shot on the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, which Cameron utilized as a base while filming the wreck. Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox co-financed the picture. With a production budget of $200 million, it was the most expensive film ever made at the time.

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Directed by: James Cameron

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane

Release date: November 1, 1997

Running time: 195 minutes