Atlantic (film)
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Atlantic (1929) (also known as Titanic: Disaster in the Atlantic for its home video release) is an all-talking sound British drama film directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll.[2] Originally, two versions were made, the English and German-language version Atlantik were shot simultaneously. Subsequently, the production of a French version (Atlantis) began in spring 1930 using different footage and partially an altered storyline with a different director.[3][4] The fourth version was released as a silent film. The story was taken from the West End play The Berg by Ernest Raymond. It was one of the most expensive films of 1929.[5]
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Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
Written by | Victor Kendall |
Based on | The Berg by Ernest Raymond |
Produced by | Ewald André Dupont John Maxwell James Scura |
Starring | Franklin Dyall Madeleine Carroll |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
Edited by | Emile de Ruelle |
Music by | John Reynders |
Color process | Black and white |
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Distributed by | Wardour Films (UK) Columbia Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 90 minutes (US) 87 minutes (UK) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Sound (All-Talking) English |
Budget | $250,000[1] |
Box office | $500,000 (est.)[1] |