Titanic is a 1997 romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by James
Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo
DiCaprio as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Jack Dawson respectively, members of different
social classes who fall in love aboard the ill-fated 1912 maiden voyage
of the ship. Bill Paxton plays Brock Lovett, the leader of a treasure hunting expedition,
while Gloria Stuart has the role of the elderly Rose, who narrates the
story in 1996. The film was both a critical and commercial success, winning
eleven Academy Awards including Best Film, and became the highest grossing film
of all time, with a total worldwide gross of US$1.8 billion. |
