Maps of Movies
Titanic (1997)
Where Titanic says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Atlantic crossing was filmed in a water tank in Mexico, and the Southampton departure was shot in reverse.
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Scenes and places
Treasure hunters on the research ship (1996)
Treasure hunter Brock Lovett broadcasts live from the Keldysh and sends robot subs to the Titanic wreck. His hunt is for one thing: a diamond necklace.
Set in Research vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, North Atlantic — The 1996 expedition ship from which Brock Lovett's team explores the wreck. It stays at sea, so the story has no fixed point.
A Russian scientific research vessel; the film shot its present-day scenes aboard the real ship.
Filmed at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Canada) — Principal photography began here; the modern-day expedition scenes were shot aboard the real ship. The point is the city centre, not the ship's position. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The wreck, filmed for real (1996)
Lovett's team sends submersibles into the wreck and recovers a safe. Inside is a drawing of a young woman wearing the necklace.
Set in Wreck of RMS Titanic — The wreck lies on the North Atlantic seabed, where Lovett's subs search for the necklace. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The wreck sits on the seabed of the North Atlantic; this site's coordinates come from Wikidata.
Filmed at Wreck of RMS Titanic (Titanic wreck site, North Atlantic, International waters) — The underwater footage of the wreck was shot on real dives. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Boarding in Southampton (1912)
Rose boards with her fiancé Cal and her mother Ruth. She is unhappy in the engagement, but her mother says the marriage will solve the family's money problems.
Set in Southampton, England — The port from which Titanic left on April 10, 1912, with Rose, Cal and Ruth boarding. Google Maps · Apple Maps
RMS Titanic left Southampton on April 10, 1912.
Filmed at Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Mexico (Baja California, Rosarito, Mexico) — The boarding scenes were shot at the studio, on a full-scale replica of the ship. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Rose at the stern railing (1912)
Rose is at the stern, ready to jump. Jack, a poor traveling artist, talks her out of it, and the two begin a friendship.
Set in Stern of the Titanic — The back of the ship, where Rose stops at the railing. At sea, so no fixed point.
The sketch in the stateroom (1912)
Rose brings Jack to her stateroom and asks him to draw her wearing only the necklace. It shows how far she has moved from the family's rules.
Set in Rose's stateroom — Rose's first-class stateroom. No location is given for this scene.
The collision on the forward deck (1912)
Jack and Rose are on the forward deck when the ship hits an iceberg. They overhear officers discussing how serious it is.
Set in Forward deck of the Titanic — The bow of the ship. At sea, so no fixed point.
Jack in the master-at-arms' office (1912)
Cal discovers Jack's sketch of Rose and has his valet plant the necklace on Jack. Jack is arrested and locked in the master-at-arms' office.
Set in Master-at-arms' office — A small office below decks where Jack is locked up. No location is given for this scene.
Flooding below decks, filmed in a tank (1912)
As the ship sinks, women and children get the lifeboats first. Rose frees Jack and they return to the deck, where Cal pushes her toward a boat.
Set in Lifeboat deck and flooding decks — Rose frees Jack as the flooding begins and the lifeboats go down. Inside the ship, so no fixed point.
Filmed at Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Mexico (Baja California, Rosarito, Mexico) — The ship was sunk in a 17-million-gallon (64-million-litre) water tank here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The stern rises (1912)
As the bow fills and sinks, the stern rises into the air. Jack and Rose cling to the railing.
Set in Stern of the sinking ship — The rear of the ship lifts out of the water as the bow goes down. At sea, so no fixed point.
Filmed at Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Mexico (Baja California, Rosarito, Mexico) — The poop deck was built on a hinge that could rise from zero to 90 degrees in a few seconds. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Rose DeWitt Bukater — A 17-year-old first-class passenger, engaged to Cal and unhappy about it.
- Jack Dawson — A poor nomadic artist who stops Rose at the stern.
- Cal Hockley — Rose's wealthy fiancé.
- Brock Lovett — A treasure hunter exploring the wreck in 1996.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Titanic really sunk for the film?