Tell some amazing facts about Movie Titanic ?

Titanic was the first film James Cameron ever directed that did not include or mention nuclear weapons.

Twenty horses were required to carry the main anchor.

100,000 people turned up to see the ship’s launch on May 31, 1911.

100,000 people turned up to see the ship’s launch on May 31, 1911.

Titanic was the first film James Cameron ever directed that did not include or mention nuclear weapons.

“Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me… it brought me to you. And I’m thankful for that, Rose. I’m thankful. You must do me this honor. Promise me you’ll survive. That you won’t give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.”

22 tons of soap and tallow (rendered beef or mutton fat) were smeared on the slipway to assist its unhindered passage into the River Lagan.

For years, the cinematic blockbuster, Titanic, held the record for highest grossing film of all time.

The ship made two stops after leaving Southampton – at Cherbourg in northern France, and Cobh (then Queenstown) in Ireland.

There’s a reason for that: not only does the true-to-life story seem to naturally captivate our imagination, the more romantic and artistic elements which were added by James Cameron serve to elevate our emotional reaction and deepen the already tragic narrative.

Of the 885 crew on board, just 23 were female. 699 boarded in Southampton, and four in 10 were natives of the English town.

To this day, the story of the Titanic’s maiden (and final) voyage, serves as a potent reminder of humanity’s occasional hubris. And the film serves as a reminder that we’re all suckers for a tragic love story (and a soundtrack from Celine).

The last supper served to first-class passengers consisted of 11 courses.

When Jack is preparing to draw Rose, he says to her, “Over on the bed…the couch.” The line was scripted “Lie on that couch,” but Leonardo DiCaprio made an honest mistake and James Cameron liked it so much he kept it in.

First-class passengers were given a music book containing 352 songs. Musicians on board were required to know them all, in case requests were made.

Eager to get the role of Rose, Kate Winslet sent James Cameron daily notes from England. She also went to LA and kept phoning him until she got the part: “You don’t understand! I am Rose! I don’t know why you’re even seeing anyone else!

John Jacob Astor IV was the richest passenger on board, with a net worth of around $85m (approximately $2bn today), and went down with the ship. One legend claims that after the ship hit the iceberg he quipped to a waiter: “I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous”.

The scenes set in 1912 (the whole movie except the present-day scenes and the opening and ending credits) have a total length of two hours and forty minutes, the exact time it took for Titanic to sink. Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is how long the collision scene is in the movie.

Another notable victim was Benjamin Guggenheim, an American businessman. Realising that the ship was going down, he and his valet, Victor Giglio, reputedly changed into their evening wear while he remarked: “We've dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen.” They were last spotted on deck chairs drinking brandy and smoking cigars.

Noel Leslie, the Countess of Rothes, was also on board, but survived. She is mentioned in an episode of Downton Abbey. “Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect,” remarks the Countess of Grantham when she hears of the disaster.

When James Cameron was writing the movie, he intended for the main characters Rose DeWitt Bukater and Jack Dawson to be entirely fictitious.

Two of the nine dogs on board were rescued – a Pomeranian and a Pekinese.

Numerous people held tickets for the journey, but did not actually sail, including Milton S. Hershey, founder of the chocolate firm, Guglielmo Marconi, and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died on the RMS Lusitania three years later.

It was only after the script was finished that he discovered that there had been a real “J. Dawson” who died aboard the Titanic.

The last remaining survivor of the disaster, Millvina Dean, died on May 31, 2009, aged 97. She was two months old at the time.