The Titan Disaster (working title)
Synopsis
The documentary explores what exactly went wrong with the submersible that caused it to implode. And why did the inventor of Titan, Stockton Rush, as widely reported, repeatedly dismiss strident safety warnings from submersible experts and even those from his own engineers? Stockton died in the implosion that destroyed Titan; did his previous successful dives to Titanic cause him, like Icarus in Greek mythology, to become overconfident and fly too close to the sun?
Including never-before seen footage of Titan’s previous successful dive to Titanic, and Stockton Rush’s last interview recorded for mainstream TV.
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- c. 60 min
- Format
- TV Movie
- Director
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- Executive Producer
- Alan Hayling, Arnie Gelbart
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund
UK, Canada co-production
Renegade Stories (UK), Galafilm (CA), Discovery Channel USA (US), CBC (CA), ZDF (DE) for BBC TWO and iPlayer (UK)
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