Atlantic (1929) - the forgotten Titanic film - extract

You can see the complete film as part of BFI Southbank's Titanic centenary season and in BFI Mediatheques around the UK - www.bfi.org.uk A thinly-veiled retelling of the Titanic disaster - direct reference to which was forbidden by the White Star Line - EA Dupont's 1929 epic 'Atlantic' was among the earliest British sound films and the first produced in multiple languages (English, German, and later French). This extract from the English version features Madeleine Carroll in her first sound role.
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