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[DR76]

In less than a month from now, the 1958 film about the sinking of the Titanic, "A Night to Remember" will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Although the film starred Kenneth More as Second Officer Lightoller, the cast also included Honor Blackman as one of the wealthier passengers. I've always known about this. But I was surprised to learn that both Sean Connery and Desmond Llewelyn had uncredited roles as crew members who helped load passengers into the lifeboats.

[jaguar007]

In less than a month from now, the 1958 film about the sinking of the Titanic, "A Night to Remember" will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Although the film starred Kenneth More as Second Officer Lightoller, the cast also included Honor Blackman as one of the wealthier passengers. I've always known about this. But I was surprised to learn that both Sean Connery and Desmond Llewelyn had uncredited roles as crew members who helped load passengers into the lifeboats.

I remember seeing Llewelyn in it, but had no idea Connery was in it. If you ask me, it is far superior to James Cameron's Titanic and you can clearly see that Cameron stole several shots from "A Night to Remember".

[dee-bee-five]

In less than a month from now, the 1958 film about the sinking of the Titanic, "A Night to Remember" will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Although the film starred Kenneth More as Second Officer Lightoller, the cast also included Honor Blackman as one of the wealthier passengers. I've always known about this. But I was surprised to learn that both Sean Connery and Desmond Llewelyn had uncredited roles as crew members who helped load passengers into the lifeboats.

It's a long time since I've seen it, but I seem to recall that the guy who plays the agent who comes looking for Bond in the casino at the start of Dr. No is also in it.

I agree that it is far superior to the bloated Cameron film.

[Head of S]

There were three Qs in 'A Night To Remember' - Desmond Llewelyn, Alec McCowen and Geoffrey Bayldon.

[Zorin Industries]

In less than a month from now, the 1958 film about the sinking of the Titanic, "A Night to Remember" will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Although the film starred Kenneth More as Second Officer Lightoller, the cast also included Honor Blackman as one of the wealthier passengers. I've always known about this. But I was surprised to learn that both Sean Connery and Desmond Llewelyn had uncredited roles as crew members who helped load passengers into the lifeboats.

I remember seeing Llewelyn in it, but had no idea Connery was in it. If you ask me, it is far superior to James Cameron's Titanic and you can clearly see that Cameron stole several shots from "A Night to Remember".

I completely agree. It is far superior to TITANIC which is one of the luckiest films ever (i.e. it had a terrible script, effects, performances, diretion and art direction, yet is a good romp of a film). A NIGHT TO REMEMBER though has a dignity and elegance to it and is a vastly better and more effective film that conveyed the tragedy of the disaster and not the supposed brilliance of the effects, which TITANIC suffers more from now ten years on that A NIGHT TO REMEMBER does fifty.

[sharpshooter]

I saw the film in question about ten years ago. From what I remember it was quite good. I'll be wishing it a happy 50th birthday in less than a months time.