I've seen this movie many times when I was young but I haven't read the the book until very recently. I've read just two other novels by Clive Cussler and I will definitely read more because Clive Cussler is one great author!
I'll admit to most people the film would be rather boring, simply because the movie has no action and no suspense. Not much except discussion about finding the mineral called "byzanium" and then trying to raise the Titanic from the ocean floor. There wasn't a very good cast of actors either.
'Raise The Titanic' was Cussler's first best selling novel published just a few years before the movie was released. Since then Cussler has written far better novels with even more action and adventure. In most of Cussler's novels he uses a character called "Dirk Pitt". Pitt is basically Cussler's fictional counterpart., his adventurous career parallels to that of Cussler. Like Cussler, Pitt works for a company called N.U.M.A. National Underwater Marine Agency, and travels around searching for lost shipwrecks and airplanes.
In the film of 'Raise The Titanic' Pitt (Richard Jordon) didn't look much like the way Pitt has been described in the novels. In the novels Pitt does have short dark hair but he doesn't have a beard. So the film didn't really present Pitt as much of character.
So I don't recommend this film to anyone. It is so dreary.
I'll admit to most people the film would be rather boring, simply because the movie has no action and no suspense. Not much except discussion about finding the mineral called "byzanium" and then trying to raise the Titanic from the ocean floor. There wasn't a very good cast of actors either.
'Raise The Titanic' was Cussler's first best selling novel published just a few years before the movie was released. Since then Cussler has written far better novels with even more action and adventure. In most of Cussler's novels he uses a character called "Dirk Pitt". Pitt is basically Cussler's fictional counterpart., his adventurous career parallels to that of Cussler. Like Cussler, Pitt works for a company called N.U.M.A. National Underwater Marine Agency, and travels around searching for lost shipwrecks and airplanes.
In the film of 'Raise The Titanic' Pitt (Richard Jordon) didn't look much like the way Pitt has been described in the novels. In the novels Pitt does have short dark hair but he doesn't have a beard. So the film didn't really present Pitt as much of character.
So I don't recommend this film to anyone. It is so dreary.