National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Titanic was produced by Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox and released in December 1997. Directed by James Cameron, the film became a defining cultural and commercial event of its era, ultimately winning eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Its ambition in both scale and technical execution set a new benchmark for Hollywood filmmaking in the late 1990s.

This cell preserves the Titanic Title Card, capturing the iconic moment when the film's title emerges from the deep blue underwater imagery that opens the picture. The frame reflects the deliberate visual language Cameron used to establish tone before the story begins, making this a foundational piece of the film's identity.