Ghosts of the Abyss
Brief Synopsis
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Director James Cameron journeys back to the site of his greatest inspiration--the legendary wreck of the Titanic. With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts and friend Bill Paxton, he embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the final grave where nearly 1,500 souls lost their
Cast & Crew
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James Cameron
Director
Dr. John Broadwater
Himself (Noaa Marine Archaeologist)
Lori Johnston
Herself (Microbiologist)
Dr. Charles Pellegrino
Himself (Microbiologist/Historian)
Don Lynch
Himself (Historian), Thomas Andrews
Ken Marschall
Himself (Visual Historian), J Bruce Ismay
Film Details
Also Known As
Ghost of the Abyss
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Christie Digital Systems; Cis Hollywood; Complete Post Australia Pvt. Ltd; Modern VideoFilm; New Wave Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Post Group, The; Skywalker Sound; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Walden Media; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Belga Films; Imax Corporation; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Director James Cameron journeys back to the site of his greatest inspiration--the legendary wreck of the Titanic. With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts and friend Bill Paxton, he embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the final grave where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago. Using state-of-the-art technology developed expressly for this expedition, Cameron and his crew are able to explore all of the wreckage, inside and out, as never before.
Director
James Cameron
Director
Cast
Dr. John Broadwater
Himself (Noaa Marine Archaeologist)
Lori Johnston
Herself (Microbiologist)
Dr. Charles Pellegrino
Himself (Microbiologist/Historian)
Don Lynch
Himself (Historian), Thomas Andrews
Ken Marschall
Himself (Visual Historian), J Bruce Ismay
James Cameron
Himself (Rov Pilot)
Mike Cameron
Himself (Rov Pilot)
Jeffrey N Ledda
Himself (Rov Pilot)
Corey Jaskolski
Himself (Rov Technician)
Jason Paul
Himself (Rov Technician)
Eric Schmitz
Himself (Rov Technician)
Genya Chernaiev
Himself (Mir Pilot)
Victor Nischeta
Himself (Mir Pilot)
Dr. Anatoly M Sagalevitch
Himself (Mir Pilot)
Lewis Abernathy
Himself (Observer)
John Bruno
Himself (Observer)
Vince Pace
Himself (Observer)
Bill Paxton
Himself (Observer)
Miguel Wilkins
Quartermaster Hichens
Federico Zambrano
John Jacob Astor
Dale Ridge
Elizabeth Lines
Judy Prestininzi
Molly Brown
Adriana Valdez
Helen Churchill Candee
Justin Shaw
John "Jack" Phillips
Thomas Kilroy
Poker Player
Charlie Arneson
1st Officer Murdoch
Piper Gunnarson
Madeleine Astor
John Donovan
Captain Smith
Janace Tashjian
Edith Russell
Jesse Baker
2nd Officer Lightoller
Justin Baker
Harold Bride
Vince Pace
Himself
Corey Jaskolski
Himself
Lori Johnston
Herself
Mike Cameron
Himself
Genya Chernaiev
Himself
Jon Bruno
Himself
Eric Schmitz
Himself
Jason Paul
Himself
Bill Paxton
Himself
Jeffrey N Ledda
Himself
Dr. John Broadwater
Himself
John Bruno
Himself
James Cameron
Himself
Lewis Abernathy
Himself
Dr. Charles Pellegrino
Himself
Don Lynch
Himself
Victor Nischeta
Himself
Ken Marschall
Himself
Dr. Anatoly M Sagalevitch
Himself
Crew
Lewis Abernathy
Other
Berenice Aguilar
Costume Department
Ivette Alaniz
Costume Department
Ron Allum
Technical Coordinator
Jason Andrews
Production Assistant
W L Arance
Digital Effects Artist
Charlie Arneson
Production Supervisor
Charlie Arneson
Other
Dave Bannister
Production Assistant
Leonard Barrit
Digital Effects Supervisor (Section L)
David Bartholomew
15/70 Editorial Services (Unlimited Imagery)
John Bavaresco
Senior Artist (Creative Logik Universe, Llc)
Dennis Baxter
Sound Mixer
Roger Ames Berger
Iq Artist (Modern Video Film)
Irving Berlin
Song ("Alexander'S Ragtime Band")
Hillary Bibicoff
Legal Consultant (Greenberg Glusker)
Ashley Billard
Production Assistant
Beth Bonness
Other
Beau Borders
Sound Supervisor
Marshall Bowen
Original Music
Christopher Boyes
Rerecording Mixer
Christopher Boyes
Sound Designer
Kim Boyle
Visual Effects Producer (The Post Group)
Jenny Brandt
Post-Production Coordinator (Modern Video Film)
Rich Breen
Score Mixing
Rich Breen
Score Recording
Sophia Brice
Makeup Artist
Dr. John Broadwater
Other
John Bruno
Other
John Bruno
Segment Producer
Jon Bruno
Segment Producer
Geoff Burdick
Other
Ralph Burris
Production Accountant
Luis Calvac
Grip
James Cameron
Producer
James Cameron
Screenwriter
James Cameron
Reality Camera System Designer
James Cameron
Other
Mike Cameron
Deepwater Camera Housing Designer (Dark Matter)
Mike Cameron
Other
Chris Campbell
15/70 Editorial Services (Unlimited Imagery)
Chris Campbell
Editing
Patrick Campbell
Camera Assistant
Silvia Casillas
Costume Department
Chapman/leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.
Other
Genya Chernaiev
Other
Wendy Chesebrough
Assistant (To James Cameron)
Delia Circelli
Production Coordinator (Canada)
Todd Cogan
Assistant Editor
Iram Collantes
Production Coordinator
Chuck Comisky
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chuck Comisky
Producer
Jose Luis Cordova
Hair Stylist
Enrique Cortez
Electrician
Raul Courrubias
Makeup Artist
Travis Crenshaw
Foley Recordist
Larry Daly
Location Logistics Advisor
C Marie Davis
Executive Visual Effects Producer (Cis Hollywood)
Thomas Daws
Compositing (Cis Hollywood)
Sandy De Crescent
Orchestra Contractor
Pieter De Vries
Camera Operator
Adrian Paul Degroot
Rov Engineer
Adrian Paul Degroot
Animator (Section L)
Adrian Paul Degroot
Lead Cg Modeler (Section L)
Ryan Derm
Production Assistant
Jill Dewinter
Assistant (To Gig Rackauskas)
Aimee Dominguez
Property Assistant
Michael Enrique
Lead Artist (Creative Logik Universe, Llc)
Julio Cesar Espinoza
Hair Stylist
Duncan M Ferguson
Technology Coordinator
Rose Gaeta
Hair Stylist
Randy Gerston
Music Supervisor
Alan Gitlin
Focus Puller
Elizabeth Goodridge
Production Assistant
Mark Goodwin
Gaffer
Daniel Greenwald
Boom Operator
Lorena Gutierrez
Costume Department
Shawn Guyson
Other
Joe Hagg
Other
Marvin Hall
Supervisor
Owen Hammer
Digital Effects Artist (Creative Logik Universe, Llc)
Brian Hanable
Compositor (The Post Group)
Mark Heinrich
Other
Erin Hennessey
Production Assistant
Paul Hill
Inferno Artist (Complete Post, Inc.)
Simon Holden
Compositor (The Post Group)
Adam Howard
Visual Effects Supervisor (Complete Post, Inc.)
Claudia Huerta
Assistant Editor
Dale Hunter
Hd Camera Specialist
Corey Jaskolski
Other
Jose Abel Jimenez Ochoa
Production Assistant
Lori Johnston
Other
Dr. Ken Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor (Cis Hollywood)
George Kallimanis
Key Grip
Tina Kerr
Casting Director
Ben Kinnaman
Other
Scott Klein
Colorist (Modern Video Film)
Zita Kuliesis
Office Coordinator
Martin Laing
Production Designer
Kevin Larosa
Helicopter Pilot
Jeffrey N Ledda
Other
Brian Leff
Music Supervisor
Juan Jose Leon
Production Assistant
Markus Lindlahr
Digital Matte Painter (Section L)
Sergio Lino
Special Effects
Efrain Lomeli
Production Assistant
Adalberto Lopez
Visual Effects Supervisor (Creative Logik Universe, Llc)
Michael Lucas
Digital Effects Artist (Creative Logik Universe, Llc)
Edgar Luzanilla
Electrician
Don Lynch
Other
Frank Macchia
Original Music
Ralph Macdonald
Song ("Just The Two Of Us")
Michael Maltzman
Other
Stephen A Marinaccio
Production Supervisor
Ken Marschall
Other
Ed W Marsh
Editor
Ed W Marsh
Creative Producer
Jose Martinez
Electrician
Marylin Mccoppen
Dialogue Editor
Laurie Mcdonald
Project Manager (Complete Post, Inc.)
Peter Mckibbin
Other
Joel Mcneely
Music Conductor
Joel Mcneely
Original Music
Joel Mcneely
Composer
Barbara Bendt Medlin
Doctor
Frank 'pepe' Merel
Foley Editor
Alfredo Michel
Costume Department
Judd Miller
Synthesizers
Patrick Miller
Camera Assistant
Shannon Mills
Dialogue Editor
Suzanne Mitus-uribe
Compositing Supervisor (Cis Hollywood)
Eroc Moralls
Inferno Artist (Modern Video Film)
Tim Murphy
Electrician
Javier Nava
Art Director
Victor Nischeta
Other
Jonathan Null
Dialogue Editor
Gregory Oehler
Compositing Supervisor (Cis Hollywood)
Vince Pace
Reality Camera System Designer
Vince Pace
Director Of Photography
Vince Pace
Other
Sven Pape
Editor
Jason Paul
Other
Stephen J Pavelski
Cg Modeler (Section L)
Stephen J Pavelski
Lead Animator (Section L)
Bill Paxton
Other
Dr. Charles Pellegrino
Other
Sam Peterson
Other
Craig Pettigrew
Music Editor
Glen Phillips
Song Performer ("Departure")
Glen Phillips
Song ("Departure")
Eva Prelle
Project Manager (Complete Post, Inc.)
Matt Prim
Production Assistant
Thomas Prince
Production Executive (Walden Media)
Gig Rackauskas
Producer
Michael Rebel
Data Manager (Modern Video Film)
John Refoua
Editor
Al Rives
Other
Mark Robinson
Camera Assistant
Rich Robles
Medic
John Rodd
Recordist
D J Roller
Camera Operator
Kennet Roy
Camera Assistant
Steve Rundell
Executive Visual Effects Producer (Complete Post, Inc.)
Richard Russel
Linear Editor (Modern Video Film)
Trish Rutter
Costume Department
Dr. Anatoly M Sagalevitch
Song Performer ("Underwater Waltz")
Dr. Anatoly M Sagalevitch
Song ("Underwater Waltz")
Dr. Anatoly M Sagalevitch
Other
Steven Saint-amour
Other
Arie Salama
Music Arranger ("Darkness, Darkness")
Arie Salama
Music Producer ("Darkness, Darkness")
William Salter
Song ("Just The Two Of Us")
David Satin
Ultimatte Engineer
Jurgen Scharpf
Sound Mix Technician
Eric Schmitz
Other
Ray Shantz
Visual Effects Engineer (Modern Video Film)
Justin Shaw
Assistant Editor
Jim Sheridan
15/70 Editorial Services (Unlimited Imagery)
Debbie Shine
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kristie Sills
1st Assistant Director
David Slonaker
Original Music
Mark Spatny
Visual Effects Producer (Modern Video Film)
Parks Stephenson
Titanic Wireless Advisor
Gary Summers
Rerecording Mixer
Kathe Swanson
Makeup Supervisor
Kathe Swanson
Hair Supervisor
Neil Taneja
Digital Effects Artist (Creative Logik Universe, Llc)
Janace Tashjian
Producer
Heidi Tebo
Post-Production Coordinator
Greg Thomas
Production Assistant
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Lisa Torban
Song Performer ("Darkness, Darkness")
Mike Trainotti
Other
Blanca Trejo
Costume Department
Michael Vaglienty
Flame Artist (Modern Video Film)
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Sergio Vega
Electrician
Hugh Waddell
Adr Supervisor
Booker White
Music Preparation
Ralph B White
Technical Advisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Ghost of the Abyss
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Christie Digital Systems; Cis Hollywood; Complete Post Australia Pvt. Ltd; Modern VideoFilm; New Wave Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Post Group, The; Skywalker Sound; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Walden Media; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Belga Films; Imax Corporation; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2003
Released in United States on Video April 27, 2004
Feature debut of the Reality Camera System, which Cameron invented with Sony and director of photography Vince Pace. The advanced technology allows large-format capable cameras to shoot for hours at a time (as opposed to minutes) and then deliver the final product in a multitude of release formats.
Film mixes documentary footage with dramatic re-enactments.
IMAX
Limited Release in United States April 11, 2003 (large format version)
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2003
Released in United States on Video April 27, 2004
Limited Release in United States April 11, 2003
