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Jun 2025
59m 6s

13. Raise the Titanic

NOISER
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Seven decades on, an American oceanographer finally locates the Titanic wreck site. As artefacts are brought up from the depths, a fierce battle begins over who they belong to. Our experts and Titanic descendants weigh the legacy, and ponder the future, of the most infamous ship in history. And in the summer of 1996, filming begins on the biggest motion pict ... Show More
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