Ghosts of the Abyss

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Ghosts of the Abyss
The theatrical poster for Ghosts of the Abyss.
Directed by	James Cameron
Produced by	John Bruno James Cameron Chuck Comisky Janace Tashjian Andrew Wight
Starring	Bill Paxton Dr. John Broadwater Dr. Lori Johnston
Music by	Joel McNeely Lisa Torban
Cinematography	Vince Pace D.J. Roller
Editing by	David C. Cook Ed W. Marsh Sven Pape John Refoua
Distributed by	IMAX
Release date(s)	2003
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States of America
Language	English
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Ghosts of the Abyss, released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, is a 2003 documentary made by filmmaker James Cameron after his Oscar winning film Titanic. It consists of Cameron and a group of scientists sailing out to the wreck of the Titanic and then going down to get closer than anyone has before. With the help of specially created cameras, Jake and Elwood, the audience too can see inside the Titanic and with the help of CGI people can see how it would have originally looked. Also along for the ride Cameron invites friend and actor Bill Paxton who played Brock Lovett in the 1997 film. He narrates the event through his eyes. The film itself is for IMAX 3D and was nominated for a BFCA award for Best Documentary.

Tagline: Unscripted. Groundbreaking. Historic.

[edit] Selected Cast

Bill Paxton - Himself
James Cameron - Himself

[edit] Trivia

At one point in the film, Bill Paxton announces that the September 11, 2001 attacks happened while they were under water. A person on the voyage narrates and says how 9/11 nearly canceled the expedition because everybody felt that the wreck of the Titanic didn't matter anymore.

The documentary is dedicated to the memory of Walter Lord, author of the Titanic-related novels A Night to Remember and The Night Lives On. Lord also acted as a consultant on the 1997 movie Titanic by James Cameron.