Corrected entry: In the dinner scene, Rose points out to Jack "John Jacob" (Astor), the richest man on the ship (and also a real person). During the sinking scene, he is seen holding onto a pole in the grand hall when the glass dome breaks and hundreds of tons of water come rushing in. This is not historically accurate, because he survived and was on a life boat the whole time. (No, he did not get on a life boat afterwards.)
Tailkinker
22nd May 2008
Titanic (1997)
22nd Jul 2006
Titanic (1997)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Jack is going to sketch Rose, before she gets on the couch she hands him a coin: a Roosevelt dime, minted in 1946.
Correction: This has already been corrected at least once - it's a Barber dime, entirely correct for the period. Please check these things before submitting.
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Correction: John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic. His wife Madeleine survived, but he did not. He was not, however, inside the ship when it sank, but was swimming away and crushed by the forward funnel when it collapsed.
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