- In Nacht und Eis
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name = In Nacht und Eis
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released = 1912
runtime = 35 minutes
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language = Silent film
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imdb_id = 0143299"In Nacht und Eis" (English title: "In Night and Ice") is a 1912 German
film about the story of the sinking of "Titanic". The filming began during the summer of 1912 and the film premiered that winter. The film'sspecial effects are primitive by today's standards, but were impressive for that time. In the film a smalltoy model ship hits an ice block in a small pond and sinks. The film contained plenty offiction , such asfire shooting from thefunnel s,passenger ssing inghymn s, and exploding overheatedboiler furnace s.The film was produced byContinental Film Studios ofBerlin . While most footage was shot at the studios (in a lot behind the building) and the Berlin Fire Department provided water to use for the sinking scenes. Some footage was shot in Hamburg and some was possibly done aboard the Germanocean liner "Kaiserin Augusta Victoria", then docked atHamburg . With a running time of 35 minutes, "In Nacht und Eis" was three times longer than the average film of 1912. Around 1914, the film was deemed lost forever, like many other silent films of that era. Then, in 1998, a German film collector realized he had it in his private collection. Various scenes can be seen in the documentary "Beyond Titanic ".External links
*imdb title | id = 0143299 | title = In Nacht und Eis
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