Titanic's Final Mystery

2012

Action / Documentary / Drama / History

4
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 415 415

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Plot summary

The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs alike have floated theories for why it occurred and who was to blame for the extraordinary loss of life, but no one answer could fully explain what happened. Until now. To mark the 100th anniversary of the infamous disaster, Smithsonian Channel will premiere Titanic's Final Mystery. The two-hour special investigates a century of theories and uncovers astonishing new forensic evidence that proves the most likely theory for the case.

Director

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Nigel Levy

Top cast

Bernard Hill Photo
Bernard Hill as Self - Narrator
Zora Bishop Photo
Zora Bishop as Jean Hippach
Ed Darack Photo
Ed Darack as Self - Author & Photographer
Ivor Charles Photo
Ivor Charles as Captain Smith
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29.97 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Michael_Elliott

Trying to Uncover the Mystery

Titanic's Final Mystery (2012) *** (out of 4) One of many documentaries that were produced for the great ship's 100th anniversary sinking, this one here tries to explain a couple of the biggest mysteries that remain about that horrid day. Author and Titanic expert Tim Maltin goes through some major research trying to turn up new evidence on why the Titanic hit the iceberg and why the California didn't come to her rescue. If you've seen one Titanic documentary then more than likely there's not too much in the first hour that's going to catch you off guard. The start of this is just like so many other documentaries in that it explains the time, the historic nature of this ship and how everyone believed it would be impossible for it to sink. From here we get to the night that it did hit an iceberg and sink. The story of the Titanic is simply so fascinating that I think it would be nearly impossible to make telling it boring. The first portion of the documentary might be something we've seen countless times before but I found the dramatic re-enactments to be quite good and I thought there were some terrific diagrams used to show what exactly happened. There's also a terrific shot from above the ship of what it might have looked like to those coming down the side on a lifeboat and it was quite chilling to see the front of the ship under water. Yes, we've seen CGI effects of this before but it's very well done here. The second portion of the documentary turns more scientific as it tries to find out why the ship hit the iceberg. We're told that most of the time you'd have thirty-minutes to see an iceberg and get out of its way but the Titanic had just a thirty-second warning. I won't ruin what explanation is given but I'm sure Titanic buffs will debate if this was the actual cause. In the end, this is a good look at the events of that night that I'm sure die-hard buffs will enjoy.
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Reviewed by paul_haakonsen 7 / 10

This documentary was just spectacular...

Now, I have recently been watching a bunch of documentaries on the Titanic, but I must admit that the 2012 titled "Titanic's Final Mystery" (or "Titanic: Case Closed") is actually one of the more enlightening and enjoyable of documentaries I have watched on this tragedy in a long time.

This 2012 documentary sheds some very interesting light on the events that transpired and led to the tragedy of 1912. And it is a documentary that shows a lot of enthusiasm in bringing information to the viewer and does so in a quest for finding answers. And let me be the first to say that this was definitely interesting, and the things discovered and brought to attention were really enlightening, not to mention fully and wholly new to me. So that was really a good thing about this 2012 documentary.

Running at 1 hour and 33 minutes, this is a very in-depth documentary, but it didn't feel like a long documentary at all. Not once was there a feeling of it dragging on pointlessly.

If you have an interest in the sinking of the majestic Titanic and the events surrounding it, then "Titanic's Final Mystery" is without a doubt a documentary well-worth taking the time to watch.

My rating of this 2012 documentary lands on seven out of ten stars.

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