| Genre: | Courtroom Drama |
| Based On: | Die letzte Nacht der Titanic |
| Director: | Lutz Büscher |
| Starring: | Hans Korte |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Executive Producer: | André Libik |
| Producer: | IPV |
| Location: | Unterföhring |
| Cinematography: | Alois Nitsche and György Illés |
| Runtime: | 103 minutes |
| Company: | Second German Television |
| Network: | NWDR |
Titanic - Nachspiel einer Katastrophe (Titanic - Night of Catastrophe) is a West German television film courtroom drama that aired in 1984.
The film centers around the United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, from April 19 and May 25, first in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, and then the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.[1] The purpose of the hearings was to provide a platform for truth and justice to be served, as well as clarify the sequence of events. The public demands someone to blame, in order to narrow down the causes of the disaster into a single denominator. Smith seeks a comprehensive explanation and is not prepared to mince his words to reach a convenient solution. The film's central point is the witness statements, made by J. Bruce Ismay, Charles Lightoller, Archibald Gracie IV, and others. The film includes the captain of SS Californian, Stanley Lord, but the RMS Carpathia's captain, Sir Arthur Rostron, is notably missing.
The film features a wide cast of both male and female characters:[2] [3]
The film was a joint project between the Hungarian television group IPV and Second German Television. The film's executive producer was André Libik, a Hungarian film producer living in Germany. The film was directed by Lutz Büscher, a German director and screenwriter. The film was filmed in Unterföhring, a municipality in Upper Bavaria near Munich.
The film initially aired on March 20, 1984, on Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR).
The film became available on DVD in 2018.