Saving the Titanic

Maurice Sweeney
2012-04-15

Bravery Below Deck
7.8
90 min

In the hours after the Titanic struck an iceberg 100 years ago, a team of shipbuilders and engineers raced against time to save the stricken vessel. Based on eye-witness accounts, this film reveals what went on below decks in the hours before the Titanic sank, telling the previously relatively unheralded stories of engineers who fought courageously to hold back the power of the sea and keep the power systems running, even when they learned that all was lost. Most of these men died but their actions bought enough time to save many lives. This drama-documentary tells a poignant story of self-sacrifice by the Titanic's engineers, stokers and firemen in the face of impending death.

Cast

Name Character Team
Liam Cunningham Narrator (voice) Unowned
David Wilmot Joseph Bell Unowned
CiarĂ¡n McMenamin Fred Barrett Unowned
Owen McDonnell Trimmer Thomas Dillon Unowned
Hugh O'Conor Assistant Engineer Jonathan Shepherd Unowned
Andrew Simpson Electrician Albert Ervine Unowned
Jonathan Byrne Electrician Alfred Middleton Unowned
Chris Newman Assistant Electrician William Kelly Unowned
Douglas Rankine Greaser Alfred White Unowned
Stephen Hogan Thomas Andrews Unowned
Conor MacNeill Frank Bell Unowned
Paul Kennedy Assistant Engineer Herbert Harvey Unowned
Ciaran O'Grady Leading Fireman Unowned
Owen Roe White Star Lawyer Unowned
David Heap White Star Official Unowned
Dermot Magennis Tailor Unowned
Johnny Eveson 2nd Officer Unowned