Titanic (1997) – Filming Locations
Drama / Romance · Directed by James Cameron · Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.
Where was Titanic filmed?
- Halifax, Canada, Halifax – Opening sequence with underwater exploration of the Titanic wreck. The museum served as the setting for the framing narrative where Brock Lovett and his team examine Titanic artifacts and begin their expedition
- Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City – Deep-sea underwater sequences showing the Titanic wreck exploration. Underwater filming location off the Baja California coast where the wreck exploration sequences were captured using specially designed deep-sea cameras
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Ship sinking sequences, iceberg collision, and major deck scenes. The massive water tanks at Fox Studios contained the full-scale Titanic replica built for filming the ship's disaster and sinking sequences
- Belfast, United Kingdom, Belfast – Flashback sequences depicting the original Titanic's construction and launch. The historic shipyard where the real Titanic was built in 1911-1912 was used for flashback scenes showing the ship's creation
- Halifax, Canada, Halifax – Wreck discovery and underwater exploration sequences. Actual location of the Titanic wreck approximately 400 miles southeast of Halifax, where real underwater footage of the sunken ship was incorporated into the opening sequences