National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Titanic was released by Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox in December 1997, directed by James Cameron. The production became a defining cultural event of its decade, breaking box office records worldwide and earning eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Shot on 35mm, the film remains a landmark of large-scale studio filmmaking, and its original photographic elements carry lasting historical and cinematic significance.

This cell, titled Jack Dawson and Danny Nucci, captures three consecutive frames from the celebrated bow sequence aboard the Titanic. Jack Dawson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is seen with arm raised in the familiar triumphant pose, while Fabrizio De Rossi, played by Danny Nucci, is visible below him. The consecutive nature of the frames preserves a rare sense of motion from one of the film's most recognized moments.