Raise the Titanic (1980)


Raise the Titanic
Release Date01 August 1980
Budget$36,000,000
US Box Office$7,000,000
TaglineThey've found the Titanic. There's just one thing left to do...
GenreAction, Drama, Thriller, Adventure
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsBronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix70 mm 6-Track, Dolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSea Adventure
ThemesTreasure Hunts
TonesTense, Earthy
TagsBoat, Danger, Disaster, Exploration, Government, Mission [quest], Oceanliner, Radioactive, Salvage, Sea, Sea Disaster, Shipwreck, Undersea

Raise the Titanic is a 1980 American big budget adventure film by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment, directed by Jerry Jameson and written by Eric Hughes (adaption) and Adam Kennedy (screenplay). The film stars Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer, and Alec Guinness. The film's tagline was "Once they said God himself couldn't sink her. Then they said no man on earth could reach her. Now—you will be there when we... RAISE THE TITANIC".


Cast and Crew


Cast

Admiral James Sandecker

Dr. Gene Seagram

Dana Archibald

John Bigalow

Bo Brundin
Captain Prevlov

Master Chief Vinnie Walker

Captain Joe Burke

Norman Bartold
Admiral Kemper

Marganin

Dirk Blocker
Merker

Robert Broyles
Willis

Paul Carr
CIA Director Nicholson

Michael C. Gwynne
Bohannon

Harvey Lewis
Kiel

Charles Macaulay
General Dale Busby

Stewart Moss
Koplin

Michael Pataki
Munk

Marvin Silbersher
Soviet Ambassador Antonov

Maurice Kowaleski
Dr. Silverstein

Sarah Martindale

Trent Dolan
Isbell

Paul Tuerpe
Klink

Commentator

Ken Place
Drummer

Lieutenant Northacker

Craig Shreeve
Gunther

Brendan Burns
Carter

Jonathan Moore
Captain Parotkin

George Whiteman
Beck

Hilly Hicks
Woodson

Mike Kulcsar
Russian Sentry

Alexander Firsow
Sloyuk

Mark Hammer
Polevoi

Ron David
Reporter #2

Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Reporter #3

Jon-Claire Lee
Reporter #4

Norvell McDonald
Reporter #5

Jim Scopelitis
Reporter #6

Gabrielle DeCuir
Reporter #7

James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot

Bert Drake
Helicopter Passenger

Nicos Savalas
Welch

Roy Evans
Gravedigger #1

Tom Curnow
Gravedigger #2

Clive Cussler
Bearded Reporter

Garth Inns
Safe Cutter

Candyce Martin
Extra

Nik Mescherski
Man at Soviet Embassy

Milton Selzer
Dr. Vogel

Director

Jerry Jameson
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Producer

Clive Cussler
novel

Eric Hughes
adaptation

Adam Kennedy
screenplay

William Frye
producer

Martin Starger
executive producer

Lew Grade
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Matthew F. Leonetti

Editor

Robert F. Shugrue
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J. Terry Williams
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Casting Director

Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Production Designer

John DeCuir

Art Director

John DeCuir Jr.
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Set Decorator

Raphael Bretton
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Mickey S. Michaels
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Makeup Department

Cherie
hair stylist

Robert Dawn
makeup artist

Ramon Gow
makeup artist: Europe

Robin Grantham
makeup artist: Europe

Production Manager

Malcolm J. Christopher
production supervisor: Europe

Robin S. Clark
production manager

Dimitri Dimitriadis
production manager: Greece

Nikos Doukas
assistant production manager: Greece

Ray Frift
production manager: Malta

Richard L. O'Connor
executive in charge of production

James Potter
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Paul Chavez
second assistant director

D. Scott Easton
second assistant director

Bruce Hanson
third assistant director

Mike Higgins
first assistant director: miniature unit

Michael D. Moore
second unit director

Roy Stevens
second assistant director: U.K., Greece

James A. Westman
first assistant director

Art Department

Larry Clark Bird
property master

Dick Frift
construction coordinator: Europe

Hank Kentop
supervisor of construction

Daniel Maltese
set designer

Ian Whittaker
set decorator: Europe

Ken Zimmerman
property master

Sylvan Zimmerman
supervising painter

Ken Marschall
model designer

Tayie Rehem
scenic painter

William Ladd Skinner
set designer

Sound Department

Dean Gilmore
sound mixer

Robert W. Glass Jr.
sound re-recording mixer

Glen Lambert
boom operator

John W. Mitchell
sound mixer: Europe

Keith Pamplin
boom operator: Europe

Ross Taylor
sound effects editor

Bill Thiederman
Glen Glen P.A.P. Systems

Robert Thirlwell
sound re-recording mixer

John Wilkinson
sound re-recording mixer

Bill Wistrom
supervising sound editor

Special Effects

Alan Barnard
special effects

David Beavis
special effects

director model unit: Malta

Mario Cassar
special effects foreman: Malta

Tony Dunsterville
special effects technician

John Evans
special effects

Scott Forbes
special effects technician

David Harris
special effects technician

Garth Inns
special effects

John Morris
special effects

Richard Stutsman
special effects technician: miniature unit

Alex Weldon
special effects supervisor

Tad Krzanowski
model effects

John Richardson
special effects

Visual Effects

Wally Veevers
matte effect supervisor: Europe

Stunts

Loren Janes
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Wayne Baker
assistant camera

Jack Cooperman
director of photography: full size underwater inserts

Allan Gornick Jr.
underwater cinematographer

Bruce Hill
high speed cinematographer: Malta

Bill Johnson
camera operator

John C. Kirk
key grip

Dennis Matsuda
first assistant camera

Stan McClain
assistant camera: aerial unit

Pat McGinnis
second assistant camera

Rexford L. Metz
director of photography: second unit

Ralph Nelson
still photographer

Robert Steadman
director of photography: Malta model unit

John Tythe
gaffer: Europe

Arthur Wooster
director of photography: additional sequences, Europe

David Wynn-Jones
focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John A. Anderson
wardrobe supervisor

Dianne Cohoon
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Martin Chielens
assistant editor

Music Department

conductor

Kenneth Hall
music editor

Dan Wallin
score mixer

Transportation Department

Donald R. Casella
transportation captain

Frank Khoury
transportation

Other Crew

Ellen Adolph
manager of production accounting

Ron Cook
production accountant: Europe

Richard Dixon
production auditor

Mike Higgins
unit location manager

Jeffrey A. Humphreys
studio utility

Don Keach
technical advisor

Gene Kraft
title designer

Manny Louis
boat master

Nancy Mayer
production coordinator

Marilyse Morgan
production assistant: Greece and Malta

Donald L. Nobles
technical coordinator

Stefano Priori
location accountant

Ray Quiroz
script supervisor

Don Walsh
technical advisor

Arthur Wilde
unit publicist

Callum McDougall
production runner

Production Company

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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Distributor

Associated Film Distribution

Astral Films

CBS/Fox

Hollydan Works

Magnetic Video
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PolyGram Ibérica S.A.

VCL Communications GmbH






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