Directed by Hammer horror director Baker this is another version of the tale of the doomed maiden voyage of the Titanic told in a semi-documentary style through the eyes of the ship's second officer Herbert Lightoller whose duties provided him with a unique perspective of the everyday goings-on aboard the huge ocean liner An excellent cast (selected for their resemblances to photos of the real passengers) conveys the courage greed fear hope & despair of the real-life passengers Based on the novel by Walter Lord