Search for the Titanic

Search for the Titanic

Like a sleeping giant, she has rested for seven decades in the unknown abyss of the North Atlantic. Now, the quest for her has begun!

1981 · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

In “Search for the Titanic”, Orson Welles takes viewers into a massive expedition attempting to locate the remains of the famous unsinkable ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic several years after its sinking on its maiden voyage in April 1912.

Directed by Michael Harris · Written by Karen C. O'Malley

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