User blog comment:J. Severe/Announcement: Fanon Movie Night!/@comment-1518158-20130913224924/@comment-4123215-20130916044406

While I love silent films, a 1912 silent film made 2 days after the event it's based off of can't really portray an event as complicated and interesting as the Titanic in the manner it deserves. I think the film "A Night to Remember" from 1958 would fufill your needs, DT. It's very critically acclaimed, and was recently added to one of the most prestigious film collections of the 21st century, the Criterion Collection.

If you want comparisons to the '97 version, the '97 version has a 7.6 on IMDb, (Very good score) and A Night to Remember has a 7.9, though not nearly as popular.

There's also a movie from 1953, but it's considered the worst of the 3, though that's not really a bad thing.

Also notable is the Criterion poster for A Night to Remember is amazing. (Criterion is known for excellent posters)