Determined to remove her family from the superficial, high-society world in which her husband is engrossed, a woman flees to America along with her children on the R.M.S. Titanic. Learning of her plan her husband buys a steerage ticket in the hopes of reconciling with his family. But when fate steps in, the family faces an unimaginable challenge and the possibility of separation from each other forever.

Originally released in 1953 as motion picture. Renewed c1981. Features include commentary by film critic Richard Shickel; commentary by Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton and cinematographer Michael Lonza; "Beyond Titanic" documentary; Movietone newsreels (1953); audio essay by Titanic historian Silvia Stoddard; still gallery.