Question 1

How did the movie's depiction of the Titanic's depth compare to the real wreck's discovery?

Accepted Answer

Computer displays in the film showed the Titanic at 12,347 feet, remarkably close to the actual depth of 12,415 feet discovered in 1985.

Question 2

What hidden gag appears when the Titanic surfaces in the film?

Accepted Answer

As the camera pans across the ship, model builders inserted a miniature crewman frantically working a hand pump between funnels 3 and 2.

Question 3

Why was the Titanic model so expensive to create?

Accepted Answer

A $350,000 model was built but was too big for its tank, requiring a $6 million tank holding 40 million liters of water. The total cost was reportedly $1 million less than building the original Titanic.

Question 4

How did author Clive Cussler react to this film adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Clive Cussler hated the movie so much that he refused to sell movie rights for his other Dirk Pitt novels for 20 years.

Question 5

What was the mission to raise the Titanic in this film?

Accepted Answer

A ship raising operation is conducted to obtain a supply of a rare mineral, with the Titanic being the only known source.

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