Raise the Titanic – The Making of the Movie

I am kind of late posting this up, but my two volume book that delves deep into the making of the 1980 movie Raise the Titanic has been available since July 2022. Published by the entertainment publishing company BearManor Media, both volumes combined have over 1,000 pages featuring stories from the production including those who worked on the film, production notes, and in-depth breakdown of how the film was made starting from the preproduction period right through to the public release in cinemas and up to present times.

Both volumes are packed with images, including hundreds - and that is not exageration - hundreds of previously unpublished photographs. The foreword is written by Oscar winning special FX legend John Richardson who was the films model unit specialist and supervisor and actor David Selby who played the leading role of Dr Gene Seagram in the film.

Chapters covered include the storyboarding of the film, deleted scenes, the building of the 55ft Titanic model, actors biographies, the construction of the worlds largest water tank for the film over in Malta, the search and hire of the stand-in Titanic, the filmed and deleted 1912 sinking prologue, the company of ITC who created the film, the miniature Navy ships, converting the Titanic model into the film wreck, John Barry and scoring the movie, filming the model in the deep tank, how they raised the Titanic, filming in Cornwall with Alec Guinness, the films two directors, author of Raise the Titanic; Clive Cussler, movie premiere and special screenings, what became of the models, and much more.

Information on the books are as follows:

Vol One: 8.5 x 11 inch, 508 pages, B&W interior - available in hardback and paperback

Vol Two - 8.5 X 11 inch, 520 pages, B&W interior - available in hardback and paperback

Available from www.bearmanormedia.com and many online book stores including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Some more information can be found at my website: www.raisethetitanic.co.uk

The following are an example of testimonials with two, presented here, from some of the worlds leading Titanic authorities.

"I can say right from the off, it's a great read. The research that has gone into this is nothing short of amazing."
- Steve Hall​

“I wondered how you could possibly fill over 1000 pages on such a long-ago and nearly forgotten project, but now I know – you have made the book literally encyclopedic in scope, seemingly including almost every scrap of information, memorabilia and paperwork relating to the film, not to mention countless rare photographs I have never seen. It is a joy to view these images after all these years and quite a catharsis since my involvement ended before the 55-foot model was entirely completed.

You are clearly the world's expert on the production. Your knowledge and passion comes through, obviously very much a life's work, your grand opus. I doubt that there has ever been such a detailed, in-depth report on any film project, ever. The writing is good and engaging, fascinating to read – for anyone who is interested in the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the making of Raise the Titanic.”
- Ken Marschall​

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