This obscure German movie retells truth tale of the British ocean liner that fulfilled an unfortunate destiny. Ernst Fritz Fürbringer plays the head of state of the White Celebrity Line, who unwisely pushed the Titanic's captain (Otto Wernicke) to make the swiftest possible crossing to New York. Surprisingly, supervisor Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo throughout this movie's manufacturing, and also German censors outlawed the film for its scenes of panic as well as horror.
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This obscure German movie retells truth tale of the British ocean liner that fulfilled an unfortunate destiny. Ernst Fritz Fürbringer plays the head of state of the White Celebrity Line, who unwisely pushed the Titanic's captain (Otto Wernicke) to make the swiftest possible crossing to New York. Surprisingly, supervisor Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo throughout this movie's manufacturing, and also German censors outlawed the film for its scenes of panic as well as horror.
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