SettingsSeafaring films based on actual events
A Night to Remember (1958 film)
A Night to Remember is a 1958 docudrama film adaptation of Walter Lord's book of the same name, recounting the final night of the RMS Titanic.
A Night to Remember is a 1958 docudrama film adaptation of Walter Lord's book of the same name, recounting the final night of the RMS Titanic.
Atlantic (1929 film)
Atlantic is a British black and white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll.
Atlantic is a British black and white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll.
Atlantic (film)
Atlantic (1929) is a British black and white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll.
Atlantic (1929) is a British black and white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll.
Balseros (film)
Balseros (Spanish: Rafters) is a 2002 Spanish documentary co-directed by Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domènech about Cubans leaving during the Período Especial after the financial suppor...
Balseros (Spanish: Rafters) is a 2002 Spanish documentary co-directed by Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domènech about Cubans leaving during the Período Especial after the financial suppor...
Boats that Built Britain
The Boats that Built Britain is a British award winning documentary television series directed by Lawrence Walford and produced by Form Films for the BBC. Presented by sailor and writer Tom ...
The Boats that Built Britain is a British award winning documentary television series directed by Lawrence Walford and produced by Form Films for the BBC. Presented by sailor and writer Tom ...
Deadly Voyage
Deadly Voyage is a 1996 television film directed by John Mackenzie and written by Stuart Urban.
Deadly Voyage is a 1996 television film directed by John Mackenzie and written by Stuart Urban.
Deep Water (film)
Deep Water is a documentary film, produced by Jonny Persey, opening in the UK on 15 December 2006.
Deep Water is a documentary film, produced by Jonny Persey, opening in the UK on 15 December 2006.
Finis Terræ
Finis Terræ is a 1929 French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein.
Finis Terræ is a 1929 French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein.
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
Here is Always Somewhere Else is a 2008 documentary film directed by Rene Daalder and co-produced and edited by Aaron Ohlmann.
Here is Always Somewhere Else is a 2008 documentary film directed by Rene Daalder and co-produced and edited by Aaron Ohlmann.
Hostile Waters (film)
Hostile Waters is a British 1997 television film about the loss of the K-219, a Yankee I class nuclear ballistic missile sub.
Hostile Waters is a British 1997 television film about the loss of the K-219, a Yankee I class nuclear ballistic missile sub.
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker is a movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name.
K-19: The Widowmaker is a movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name.
Kon-Tiki (film)
Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in 1950.
Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in 1950.
Midway (film)
Midway is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford.
Midway is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
PT 109 (film)
PT 109 is a 1963 biographical film which depicts the actions of John F. Kennedy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 as an officer of the United States Navy during World War II. The m...
PT 109 is a 1963 biographical film which depicts the actions of John F. Kennedy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 as an officer of the United States Navy during World War II. The m...
Ra (film)
Ra (also known as The Ra Expeditions) is a 1972 documentary film directed by Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl about the expeditions organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970 in a...
Ra (also known as The Ra Expeditions) is a 1972 documentary film directed by Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl about the expeditions organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970 in a...
S.O.S. Titanic
S.O.S. Titanic is a 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class, and respectively ...
S.O.S. Titanic is a 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class, and respectively ...
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white British war film based on the book "The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck" by C. S. Forester.
Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white British war film based on the book "The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck" by C. S. Forester.
Storm Over the Pacific (film)
Storm Over the Pacific (literally, Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean) is a 1960 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
Storm Over the Pacific (literally, Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean) is a 1960 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1 is a 1969 British World War II war film loosely based on the Operation Source attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1943.
Submarine X-1 is a 1969 British World War II war film loosely based on the Operation Source attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1943.
The Battle of the River Plate (film)
The Battle of the River Plate is a 1956 British war film by director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle and Peter Finch.
The Battle of the River Plate is a 1956 British war film by director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle and Peter Finch.
The Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin, sometimes rendered as Battleship Potyomkin, is a 1925 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm.
Battleship Potemkin, sometimes rendered as Battleship Potyomkin, is a 1925 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm.
The Bounty
The Bounty is a 1984 British historical film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, and produced by Bernard Williams with Dino De Laurentiis as executive producer.
The Bounty is a 1984 British historical film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, and produced by Bernard Williams with Dino De Laurentiis as executive producer.
The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 Second World War film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed.
The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 Second World War film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed.
The Perfect Storm (film)
The Perfect Storm is a 2000 dramatic disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
The Perfect Storm is a 2000 dramatic disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
The Search for Kennedy's PT 109
The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 is a National Geographic television special and video.
The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 is a National Geographic television special and video.
The Sinking of the Laconia
The Sinking of the Laconia is a two-part TV film, first aired on 6 and 7 January 2011 on BBC Two, about the Laconia incident; the sinking of the former British ocean liner RMS Laconia du...
The Sinking of the Laconia is a two-part TV film, first aired on 6 and 7 January 2011 on BBC Two, about the Laconia incident; the sinking of the former British ocean liner RMS Laconia du...
The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding
The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely.
The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely.
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron.
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron.
Titanic 3D
Titanic 3D is a 2012 American 3D epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron.
Titanic 3D is a 2012 American 3D epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron.
Titanic II
100 years later, lightning strikes twice. - The movies motto Titanic II is a 2010 direct-to-DVD disaster film written, directed by, and starring Shane Van Dyke and distributed by The A...
100 years later, lightning strikes twice. - The movies motto Titanic II is a 2010 direct-to-DVD disaster film written, directed by, and starring Shane Van Dyke and distributed by The A...
Titanic: The Legend Goes On
Titanic: The Legend Goes On is a 2000 Italian animated feature film about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Titanic: The Legend Goes On is a 2000 Italian animated feature film about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the extent these facts were known at the time of production.
Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the extent these facts were known at the time of production.
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, which was the basis of a 1976 drama film with the same title.
Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, which was the basis of a 1976 drama film with the same title.
Windjammer (1958 film)
Windjammer is a 1958 documentary film that recorded a voyage of the Norwegian sail Windjammer training ship 'Christian Radich.
Windjammer is a 1958 documentary film that recorded a voyage of the Norwegian sail Windjammer training ship 'Christian Radich.