Following the sinking of the titanic in april 1912, the hull. It is a fictional account of the sinking of the hmhs britannic off the greek island of kea in november 1916, that explores the theory that a german agent sabotaged the ocean liner, which then served as a hospital ship for the british army. Presented by richie kohler richie kohler has explored and documented wellknown shipwrecks such as the andera doria, rms titanic, and the hmhs. She was the fleet mate of both the rms olympic and the rms titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner. The britannic was the sister ship of the rms titanic, and like her big sister before her, the ship sank. Britannic movie encyclopedia titanica message board. Epic completed 2017 the mystery of britannic is a bigbudget historical docudrama that reveals the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous titanic, after being lost at sea after a torpedo sank her more than 100 years ago during wwi. The mystery of britannic a historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of. Hmhs britannic was the third and largest olympicclass ocean liner of the white star line. Oct 05, 2016 mystery of the britannic 2016 coming soon. Oct 28, 2008 nearly 92 years have elapsed since captain charles bartlett, standing in his pyjamas on the bridge of the biggest vessel in the world, the hmhs britannic, gave the call to abandon ship. Constructed by harland and wolff in belfast, the ship was delivered to white star line in 1930 and assigned to the liverpoolnew york line, from 1932 she was joined by her sister ship mv georgic.
Britannic is the third and largest of the olympic white star lines olympic class trio. The britannic hit a mine in wwi and sank, the loss of life was relatively minimal which is fortunate. Hmhs britannic home before the great war started, white stars publicity department began to advertise their new, gigantic liner britannic, the younger sister of the lost titanic. It is however a very enjoyable film within itself, and the only attempt at bringing any kind of britannic story to the screen so far. A historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous titanic, whose final destiny was to be lost while at sea. Fairway film alliance, llc as sales all rights, world. A new bulkhead was added in the electric room engine and five bulkheads were. It is a fictional account of the sinking of the ship of the same name off the greek island of kea in november 1916. This illustration shows the britannic as she would have appeared, had she been completed for peacetime service. Our project the mystery of britannic filmed in 2016 has got a new professional trailer and the updated artwork of a poster.
One of the most important modifications was the installation of an extended watertight double skin which ran the length of the boiler and engine rooms 60% of the ships 852ft269m total length and rose 4ft1. Fascinating true accounts of the mysterious sinking of the britannic, the sister ship of the titannic. Ss britannic 1874, holder of the blue riband, owned by the white star line. The wreck of the britannic will certainly disappear one day but thanks to nature a visible trace of this magnificent human creation will remain for many years. A titanic survivor violet jessop was onboard during the sinking as a nurse on britannic. One year later, the exploration of the britannic claimed its first victim, when carl spencer lost his life during a dive to the wreck. She sits 400 feet below the water and remains a full 10 story 900 foot long ship the titanic broke in two pieces with much of the ship under mud. The britannic, a divers paradise, provides clues to mysteries of the titanic. It was inspired by real events aboard qe2 in may 1972 when royal marines from the special boat service were parachuted onto the ship because of a bomb hoax. Nearly 92 years have elapsed since captain charles bartlett, standing in his pyjamas on the bridge of the biggest vessel in the world, the hmhs britannic, gave the call to abandon ship. Just a technical note on the dvd itself hence losing 1 star the image quality is fairly disappointing for something that was shot on film, to me it also seems as if it has slightly strange motion. His films are marked by a macabre sense of humor and a somewhat bleak view of the human condition. Britannics sinking on november 21st 1916 has always been clouded in mystery.
This position is about 3 nautical miles northwest of korissia the main port of the island of kea, about 6. Explore britannic film profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Titanics tragic sister britannic kindle edition by kohler, richie, hudson, charlie. Britannic is a 2000 romantic drama tv film, directed by brian trenchardsmith and produced for cable network fox family. Titanics tragic sister britannic the book gives you a firsthand account as richie kohler takes readers on the intriguing journey from the rise of the magnificent olympians to the fateful day in 1916. Britannic is a 2000 spy tv film, directed by brian trenchardsmith and produced for cable network fox family. Mar 26, 2018 our vfx team here at ufilm created some outstanding visuals for the upcoming the mystery of britannic documentary project.
Britannic, british liner that was a sister ship of the olympic and the titanic. Feb 14, 2017 fascinating true accounts of the mysterious sinking of the britannic, the sister ship of the titannic. Juggernaut is a 1974 british crime suspense film starring richard harris, omar sharif, and anthony hopkins. And, the casualties of the britannic were accurately depicted here as seen from the lifeboats, as another lifeboat filled with passengers was chopped to bits by the propellers, a sad fact. The mystery of britannic a historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous titanic, whose final destiny was to be lost while at sea. Mar 15, 2018 u film documentary projects expected to be released on 27th march 2018. They have meticulously recreated every missing part of the long. Hmhs britannic, owned by the white star line and third sister ship of rms olympic and rms titanic, sank in 1916 after hitting a naval mine. I wouldnt say this movie was tacked together to take advantage of the cameron titanics fame and box office success. He does not speak english and the explorers dont have anyone who speaks greek bad move. Watch the mystery of britannic online vimeo on demand. She was the fleet mate of both the rms olympic and the rms titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner britannic was launched just before the start of the first world war. The mystery of the britannic, trailer 2016 youtube.
Sep 12, 2016 he has dived on the britannic many times over four expeditions in 2006, 2009, 2015 and 2016. One of the most famous shipwreck researchers, richard kohler, whose expertise and knowledge of the britannic history developed into the lifelong. The arrangement of the watertight bulkheads 16 in total was completely revised too. Never operating as a commercial vessel, it was refitted as a hospital ship during world war i and sank in 1916 after reportedly striking a mine. But at last we are going to find out the mystery of the britannic. Ufilm documentary projects expected to be released on 27th march 2018. The mystery of britannic tv movie 2017 plot summary imdb. Rms brittanic in her white star livery rms britannic 1915 a edited and colorized photograph of britannic if has been completed as a luxury liner.
Ss britannic 1874, holder of the blue riband, owned by the white star line hmhs britannic, owned by the white star line and third sister ship of rms olympic and rms titanic, sank in 1916 after hitting a naval mine mv britannic 1929, a motor liner owned by the white star. The mystery of britannic a historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous titanic, whose. Alfred hitchcock, englishborn american motionpicture director whose suspenseful films and television programs won immense popularity and critical acclaim over a long and tremendously productive career. She was the sister ship of rms olympic and rms titanic, and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic. This was not a disaster on the scale titanic, and certainly not in the same league in regards to drama. The film, which was directed by richard lester, was largely shot on location aboard the ts hamburg in the north sea. Wellknown underwater explorer richie kohler of shadow divers and deep sea detectives and best publishing company invite you to join the expedition to unravel the mystery of the last olympian. The britannic was built by the belfast firm of harland and wolff as part. His majestys hospital ship britannic was heading for mudros in the aegean sea when a tremendous explosion occurred on the starboard bow. You are welcome to have a look and enjoy the work of our team once more.
The project presents the onscreen combination of reenacted historical events intertwined with the scientific underwater documentary. Wreck of the titanics sister ship the britannic to divers. The project presents the onscreen combination of reenacted historical events. There was not much mystery, so the documentary does not live up to the title.
Kovacs explored the titanic in 2005 with the history channel and opted to visit the britannic in 2006 to see if they could learn something about the titanic by looking at the differences in construction and the changes made to her sister ship. May 01, 2002 in fact, this period footage was probably the best part of the film. He has dived on the britannic many times over four expeditions in 2006, 2009, 2015 and 2016. In fact, this period footage was probably the best part of the film. White star illfated hospital ship the hmhs britannic. Wreck of the titanics sister ship the britannic to. It was discovered by french oceanographer jacquesyves cousteau in 1975. Britannic means of britain, or british, from britannia, the roman name for great britain britannic may also refer to.
Mv britannic was a transatlantic ocean liner and the penultimate ship owned by the white star line before its merger with the cunard line in 1934, and was the third company ship to bear the name. Hmhs britannic the britannic storyin service 1915 to 1916 this page. This is a pictorial page about the hmhs britannic, and it featuresmany fine pictures, paintings. This a good made for tv film about the disaster and though a bit fictional, is a. Someone from the greek department of antiquities comes and tells them they are not permitted to film underwater. The mystery of britannic tv movie 2017 photo gallery. Just a technical note on the dvd itself hence losing 1 star the image quality is fairly disappointing for something that was shot on film. This is a pictorial page about the hmhs britannic, and it featuresmany fine.
Our vfx team here at ufilm created some outstanding visuals for the upcoming the mystery of britannic documentary project. Britannic means of britain, or british, from britannia, the roman name for great britain. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mystery of the last olympian. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mar 27, 2018 a historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous titanic, whose final destiny was to be lost while at sea. Rms britannic a edited and colorized photograph of britannic if has been completed as a luxury liner. I watched the britannic movie when it came out and a few times after, and i found the storyline to be 500% total fiction with bad acting and little regard for historical accuracy, but then again made for tv movies are notorious for this.
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