Atlantic (1929 film)

Atlantic
Directed by	Ewald André Dupont
Produced by	Ewald André Dupont John Maxwell James Scura
Written by	Victor Kendall Ernest Raymond
Starring	Franklin Dyall Madeleine Carroll
Music by	John Reynders
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Editing by	Emile de Ruelle
Distributed by	British International Pictures
Release date(s)	15 November 1929
Running time	90 min. (U.S.) 87 min. (U.K.) 83 min. (Danish version)
Country	UK
Language	English

Atlantic (1929) is a British black and white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll. Three versions were made, one in the United Kingdom, one in Germany, and one in France (Atlantis, 1930). There was a further version released in Denmark, although this was a silent film and used different footage and an altered storyline.

Plot

Atlantic is a drama film based on the RMS Titanic and set aboard a fictional ship, called the Atlantic. The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, the Rools, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic. A shortage of lifeboats causes the crew to only allow women and children in and many couples are separated. Mrs. Rool refuses to leave her husband and after the boats are gone all the passengers gather on the deck and sing "Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the Atlantic sinks into the ocean. The final scenes depict a group of passengers saying the Lord's Prayer in a flooding lounge.

Cast (in credits order)

• Franklin Dyall as John Rool
• Madeleine Carroll as Monica
• John Stuart as Lawrence
• Ellaline Terriss as Alice Rool
• Monty Banks as Dandy
• Donald Calthrop as Pointer
• John Longden as Lanchester
• Arthur Hardy as Maj Boldy
• Helen Haye as Clara Tate-Hughes
• D.A. Clarke-Smith as Freddie Tate-Hughes
• Joan Barry as Betty Tate-Hughes
• Francis Lister as Padre
• Sydney Lynn as Captain Collins
• Syd Crossley as Telegraphist
• Dino Galvani as Steward
• Danny Green as Passenger
• Fanny Wright as Passenger
• Anthony Papafio (uncredited)

Production crew

• Produced by Ewald André Dupont, John Maxwell, & James Scura
• Original Music by John Reynders
• Cinematography by Charles Rosher
• Film Editing by Emile de Ruelle
• Art Direction by Hugh Gee
• Assistant Directors: Marjorie Gaffney, J.F. Green, & John Harlow
• Sound Department: Jack Mair & Alec Murray
• Musical director: John Reynders

Sound

Atlantic was one of the first British films made with sound on film and was Germany's first sound movie. In England, it was released in both sound and silent prints. The French version was the fourth French feature with sound-on-film. The Danish version used early sound recorders, many of which were lost until the 1990s.

Trivia

• The movie was originally made as Titanic but after lawsuits it was renamed Atlantic.
• The final scene of the movie was filmed as a shot of the liner sinking but it was cut at the last minute as it was feared it would upset Titanic survivors.

External links

• Atlantic at the Internet Movie Database
• German-language version Atlantik at IMDB
• French-language version Atlantis at IMDB
• Atlantic at Allmovie