History Trivia / ANightToRemember

* UncreditedRole: Creator/MarianneStone as a stewardess.

* AcclaimedFlop: During its original release in 1958, the film was critically acclaimed for its historical accuracy and special effects, but ended up being a box office disappointment.

* EnforcedMethodActing: As there were no water tanks in studios big enough to accommodate the sets, the lifeboat scenes were shot in an a large open-air reservoir. In ''November''; none of the actors wanted to have to jump in. Lead actor Kenneth More wrote:
-->"I would have to set an example. I leaped. Never have I experienced such cold in all my life. It was like jumping into a deep freeze just like the people did on the actual Titanic. The shock of the cold water forced the breath out of my lungs. My heart seemed to stop beating. I felt crushed, unable to think. I had rigor mortis... without the mortis. And then I surfaced, spat out the dirty water and, gasping for breath, found my voice. 'Stop!' I shouted. 'Don't listen to me! It's bloody awful! Stay where you are!' But it was too late as the extras followed suit."
* FollowTheLeader: Creator/JamesCameron decided to make [[Film/Titanic1997 his Titanic film]] after seeing this one, and lifted several scenes directly from it.

* EnforcedMethodActing: As there were no water tanks in studios big enough to accommodate the sets, the lifeboat scenes were shot in an a large open-air reservoir. In ''November''; none of the actors wanted to have to jump in. Kenneth Moore wrote:

* AcclaimedFlop: During its original release in 1958, the film was critically acclaimed for its historical accuracy and special effects, but didn't do spectacularly at the box office.

* ShownTheirWork: ''A Night to Remember'' is rivalled only by Creator/JamesCameron's [[Film/Titanic1997 1997 film]] as the best dramatization of the disaster ever made. Even the inaccuracy of the ship sinking whole occurred because that was the best information the filmmakers had at the time; it wouldn't be for another three decades that the discovery of the wreck would show that ''Titanic'' actually did split while sinking.

* DatedHistory: ''Titanic'' is shown going down in one piece. Since the discovery of the wreck in 1985, it's generally accepted that the ship broke in two before it sank.

* EnforcedMethodActing: As there were no water tanks in studios big enough to accommodate the sets, outdoor scenes were shot in an open-air swimming pool. In ''November''; none of the actors wanted to have to jump in. Kenneth Moore wrote:

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE Ilya Kuryakin]] started out in life as a radio operator.
** Sharp eyed tropers will see [[Creator/SeanConnery James Bond]] as a deck hand.
** [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Pussy Galore]] lost her husband here.
** Completing the triumvirate, we see [[Film/JamesBond Q]] telling some steerage passengers to bugger off.

* HistoryMarchesOn: ''Titanic'' is shown going down in one piece. Since the discovery of the wreck in 1985, it's generally accepted that the ship broke in two before it sank.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE Ilya Kuryakin]] started out in life as a radio operator.
** Sharp eyed tropers will see [[SeanConnery James Bond]] as a deck hand.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheManFromUNCLE Ilya Kuryakin]] started out in life as a radio operator.

** Completing the triumvirate, we see [[Film/JamesBond Q]] telling some steerage passengers to bugger off.

** [[{{Goldfinger}} Pussy Galore]] lost her husband here.
** Completing the triumvirate, we see [[JamesBond Q]] telling some steerage passengers to bugger off.