Released in theaters 25 years ago, James Cameron’s monumental Titanic, which has long been the biggest hit in movie history, opened with footage of an underwater wreckage 4 kilometers deep off Newfoundland.
Although most of these shots were filmed in a studio for the needs of the film, some were actually filmed on the real Titanic during one of James Cameron’s pre-filming dives. But many other archival images exist, and the first one taken is now available to the public.
Indeed, to mark the film’s anniversary (which also hit theaters on February 8), the famed Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute released previously unpublished images of the wreck collected in 1986 by explorer Robert Ballard. Now available on YouTube, the 80-minute video is the first human sighting since the sinking of the Titanic in 1912!
(Of course, there were many other videos released before this one, but they were all filmed later.)
In a press release, James Cameron responded to the revelation of these new images:
“More than a century after the loss of the Titanic, the human stories embodied on this great ship continue to resonate”– said the film director.
“Like many others, I was devastated when Alvin and Jason Jr. ran inside the wreckage. By releasing these images, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is helping to tell an important part of history that spans generations and around the world.”
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