A Night to Remember is a 1958 British historical disaster film, directed by Roy Ward Baker. It is adapted from the 1955 book by Walter Lord, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912, after it struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Written by Eric Ambler, the film depicts the events of the night in a documentary style in considerable detail. It stars Kenneth More as the ship's Second Officer Charles Lightoller and features Michael Goodliffe, Laurence Naismith, Kenneth Griffith, David McCallum and Tucker McGuire.

Plot

On 10 April 1912, the luxurious , the largest vessel afloat, and widely believed to be unsinkable, sails from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. On 14 April, in the Atlantic, the ship receives a number of ice warnings from steamers, which are relayed to Captain Edward Smith, who orders a lookout. That evening, the spots floating ice in the distance and tries to send a warning via telegraph to Titanic. On Titanic, first class passengers Sir Richard and Lady Richard, and second class passengers the Clarkes, a young newlywed couple, overhear the band, led by Wallace Hartley, play, while steerage passengers Pat Murphy, Martin Gallagher, and James Farrel enjoy a party in third class, where Murphy dances with a young Polish girl. In the telegraph room, operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride are changing shifts. Phillips receives the warning but fails to decipher it properly due to the massive pile of unsent messages left by Bride. On the Californian, field ice is spotted. The ship stops due to the risk, and a second warning is sent to Titanic. Overworked and irritated, Phillips cuts the message off early. Second Officer Charles Lightoller gives charge of the bridge to First Officer William Murdoch. Titanics passengers begin to settle in for the night, while gamblers Hoyle and Jay Yates stay up.