【正文】 , in what was to be his last trip as a captain before he retired. *Thomas Andrews………………………………….Victor Garber 2 The designer of the Titanic, who was on board its first fateful trip. *J. Bruce Ismay…………………………………………Jonathon Hyde The manager of the White Star Lines, the pany that owned the Titanic. Babrizio De Rossi…………………………………..Danny Nucci An Italian friend of Jack?s who was living out his dream of finally going to America. Tommy Ryan………………………………………….Jason Barry An Irish friend of Jack?s who was also travelling to America for the first time. Brock Lovett…………………………………………….Bill Paxton The director of the 1997 expedition that was searching the remains of the Titanic, in hopes of finding a famous and extremely valuable sapphire stone that was believed to be on the sunken ship. Lewis Bodine……………………………………………Lewis Abernathy Brock?s funny assistant, who did not at first believe that the 100 year old Rose Dawson Calvert was in fact Rose DeWitt Bukater. Lizzy Calvert…………………………………………….Suzy Amis Rose?s granddaughter, who acpanied her to visit the expedition ship that was searching the remains of the Titanic.. Some Additional Notes on the Cast of Characters: All of those characters who have an * by their names are in fact true historical figures, who were on the Titanic when it set sail from England. In addition, you should notice that there are tiny roles by actors who play John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, both of whom were also real people, and two of the richest Americans alive at the time (their wealth and names live on today, in the form of various museums and charitable foundations). Finally, it should be mentioned that this film has impressive performances by actors who played many of the Titanic?s crew, but because there were so many, and they generally were not referred to by name, I did not note them in the list above). Plot Summary On April 15th, 1912, the Titanic, the largest and most luxurious passenger ship built until that time, struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean while on its 3 maiden voyage from Southhampton, England to New York City. 1,517 of the ship?s 2,207 passengers died when the great shipwhich was generally thought to be unsinkablewent down to the bottom of the ocean floor just two hours after striking the iceberg. Among the dead were some of the richest people alive, but in fact the majority of those who died were relatively poor people who were trapped in the bottom of the ship, in what was called the ?steerage? quarters. This film tells the story of that tragic event from the point of view of Rose, a 100 year old woman who survived the sinking, and is now looking back at what happened, 85 years later. This happens because one day, Rose recognizes a painting of herself that was being shown on TV, after it had been recovered by a group of undersea explorers who were filming the remains of the Titanic on the ocean bottom. After she sees her portrait, she and her granddaughter contact Brock, the leader of the exploration ship, so that she can tell him the story of her amazing adventure. At the time of the sinking, Rose was a charming but spoiled 17 year old woman who was sailing back to America in order to get married to Cal Hockley, a rich, arrogant and truly disagreeable businessman who was going to eventually inherit millions of dollars. Rose was desperate to avoid this fate, but she was being pushed to do so by her mother, a snobby woman who had recently discovered that her recently deceased husband had left her and Rose without any money, despite their rich family name. In a moment of great depression, Rose considers jumping off the Titanic, but is convinced not to do so by Jack Dawson, a charming young artist who travels around the world, painting the people that he sees. Jack has no money and is clearly not from the same social class as Rose or Cal, but over the next couple days, they quickly fall in love, which obviously does not please either Cal or Rose?s mother. Yet for Rose herself, meeting Jack is probably the best thing that would ever happen to her, for during the course of their two short days together, Jack saves her “in every way that a person can be saved.” A Brief Note on the Titanic and Social Class: While the plot is focused on the love story between Jack and Rose, this film often explores the role of social class in the lives of the individual characters. Indeed, in real life, the passengers on the Titanic were clearly divided along class lines, and thus when the ship sunk, few of the survivors were from 3rd class steerage, which was where the poorer passengers stayed, on the lowest levels of the ship. Words and Expressions that You may not Know. 4 The North Atlantic Ocean, 1997: Treasure hunters return to the sunken Titanic, in search of a priceless stone. 13 meters. A unit of measurement, which in the US system, is about 3 feet. Take her over the bow rail. The railing on the deck of the ship, which kept people from falling off. Quiet?！?is a great little adjective meaning unimpressed or not particularly interested or excited (when most people would be). You have to check your baggage at the main terminal. “To check” baggage is to give it over in order to be transported. Now, kindly see my man. This is a very dated way of saying “please,” though “kind” is still used for nice, or perhaps caring. The parlor suite. An old fashioned term for a large room to receive guests. All 3rd class passengers due here for a heath inspection. Note that only the poorest passengers were forced to get inspected. Outwardly, I was everything a well brought up girl should be. “Outwardly” is an interesting word to describe the part of a person that c