''The Legend of the Titanic'' (, ) is a 1999 internationally co-produced

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directed by Orlando Corradi and Kim J. Ok. The film is based on the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'', incorporating fantasy elements such as anthropomorphic animals and magical spells. In an attempt to advertise the story as more child-friendly, the film's writers decided to change the historical account so that no character (including the captain, crew, and passengers) would die, a decision that was met with controversy. ''The Legend of the Titanic'' was followed by a 2004 sequel titled '' Tentacolino'' and a 2011 television series, ''Fantasy Island'' (not to be confused with the popular 1977–1984 fantasy drama of the same name).

Plot

In New York City, an old

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named Connors tells his grandchildren the supposedly "true" story of the RMS ''Titanic'', after discouraging one of his grandchildren from playing with a shark whistle, telling him it will attract Mr Ice. In April 1912, Connors was a young sailor mouse on the ''Titanic''s maiden voyage from

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. A young Brazilian mouse named Ronny, who enjoys playing soccer, befriends Connors, while at the same time. Mr. Ice, a

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who escaped from prison is asked to arrange the destruction of the ship. Mr. Ice and his gang of sharks prepares to sink the ''Titanic''. Geoffreys asks the radio man to send an urgent wire from Maltravers to his whaling ships by

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, but the mice chew apart the wires to stop it from being sent. Ice and his gang fool a giant innocent-minded

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named Tentacles into heaving an iceberg to the surface of the ocean. The ''Titanic'' crashes into the iceberg, during which Maltravers and his entourage flee the ship in a lifeboat. In order to fix the telegraph wires, the mice enlist the help of a French mouse named Camembert, who insist they tie the wires to his moustache, electrocuting him to death. Suddenly, several whales and dolphins arrive to help with the rescue, while a guilt-ridden but determined Tentacles tries to hold the bow and the stern together as they are splitting apart, and keep the ship on the surface for as long as possible. Everyone jumps off the ''Titanic'' into the sea and are saved by a whale. Once everyone on the ship has been saved, the ''Titanic'' finally sinks, taking Tentacles with it and seemingly crushing him. In the morning, the passengers are taken aboard the RMS ''Carpathia''. The said ship arrives in New York and disembarks the passengers. Tentacles and Camembert show up, inexplicably unharmed. Back in modern-day New York old Connors tells his grandchildren that whales are still hunted, and that they must do whatever they can to stop the whaling scheme at all costs.

Cast

Original version

* Emanuela Rossi – Elizabeth * Vittorio Guerrieri – Don Juan * – Top Connors *Maria Teresa Cella – Ronnie * Luca Ward – Maltravers *

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– Denti di Ghiaccio * Oliviero Dinelli – Tentacolino

English dub

* Gregory Snegoff – Maltravers / Smiley / Mr. Ice / Mouse Captain / Additional Mice *Francis Pardeilhan – Don Juan *Jane Alexander – Elizabeth Camden / Tentacles / Grandchildren *Anna Mazzotti – Ronnie / Stella / Dolphins / Additional Mice *Sean Patrick Lovett – Top Connors / Camembert / Geoffreys / Don Juan's Friend / Orcy *Teresa Pascarelli – Rachel / Dolphins *Frank von Kuegelgen – Captain Edward J. Smith (uncredited) *John Stone – Mr. Krey (uncredited)

Production

''The Legend of the Titanic'' was an international effort between North Korea's state owned SEK for animation, and Spanish ITB and American Hollywood Gang as producers, as well as an Italian writing team and composer.

Reception

Tim Brayton of Alternate Ending gave the movie a 0.5/5, stating "A giddy, so-bad-it's-the-most-essential-movie-I've-ever-seen disaster of tasteless incompetence."

References

External links

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