Saving the Titanic 2012

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

Liam Cunningham

David Wilmot

Ciarán McMenamin

Owen McDonnell

Hugh O'Conor

Andrew Simpson

Jonathan Byrne

Chris Newman

Douglas Rankine

Stephen Hogan

Conor MacNeill

Paul Kennedy

Ciaran O'Grady

Owen Roe

David Heap

Dermot Magennis

Johnny Eveson