The journey of "Titanic" begins in the present, at the site of the ship's watery grave, two-and-a-half miles under the ocean surface. An ambitious fortune hunter (Bill Paxton) is determined to plumb the treasures of this once-stately ship, only to bring to the surface a story left untold. The tragic ruins melt away to reveal the glittering palace that was Titanic as it prepares to launch on its maiden voyage from England. Amidst the thousands of well-wishers bidding a fond bon voyage, destiny has called two young souls, daring them to nurture a passion that would change their lives forever. Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is a 17-year-old, upper-class American suffocating under the rigid confines and expectations of Edwardian society who falls for a free-spirited young steerage passenger named Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio). Once he opens her eyes to the world that lies outside her gilded cage, Rose and Jack's forbidden love begins a powerful mystery that ultimately echoes across the years into the present. Nothing on earth is going to come between them -- not even something as unimaginable as the sinking of Titanic.
Cast Names Leonardo DiCaprio; Kate Winslet; Billy Zane; Kathy Bates; Frances Fisher; Gloria Stuart; Bill Paxton; Bernard Hill; David Warner; Victor Garber; Jonathan Hyde; Suzy Amis; Lewis Abernathy; Nicholas Cascone; Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch; Danny Nucci; Jason Barry; Ewan Stewart; Ioan Gruffudd; Jonathan Phillips; Mark Lindsay Chapman; Richard Graham; Paul Brightwell; Ron Donachie; Eric Braeden; Charlotte Chatton; Bernard Fox; Michael Ensign; Fannie Brett; Jenette Goldstein; Camilla Overbye Roos; Linda Kerns; Amy Gaipa; Martin Jarvis; Rosalind Ayres; Rochelle Rose; Jonathan Evans-Jones; Brian Walsh; Rocky Taylor; Alexandrea Owens;
Box Office USD 600,779,824
Release Date 1997-12-14 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere) 1997-12-19
Genres Drama; Romance;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for disaster related peril and violence, nudity,
sensuality and brief language.