No.30510
I'm trying to find a specific scene from a TV broadcast I saw at a very young age around late 2000 or early 2001. It was late at night (likely after 1 AM), probably on antenna TV. It had a grainy, old-film look that appeared black and white on the TV I was watching.
A man (appears to be a ship's officer in a coat and pants) standing somewhat isolated on the wooden deck of a period ocean liner. He raises a handgun to his head and shoots himself. There is a visible puff of smoke from the gunshot. He then slumps/falls over to the side. This was at least 3 seconds of motion, perhaps a dramatized reenactment, not the emotional climax of the scene. It felt like an illustrative cutaway during the chaos of a sinking ship.
Camera Angle & Composition (very important):
There was a superstructure/overhead deck casting a dark shadow behind the man, an open deck edge/rail to the man's right (viewer's left). Metal or painted bulkhead/wall with circular elements (portholes or light fixtures) on the right side of the frame. The man is in the mid-ground, somewhat silhouetted but with a visible face.
What I've already ruled out:
-James Cameron's 1997 Titanic (color, wrong angle)
-1996 CBS Titanic miniseries (color, wrong angle)
-A Night to Remember (1958) - no suicide scene
-Titanic: Death of a Dream / The Legend Lives On (1994) and other mainstream documentaries
-All other well-known Titanic movies, docudramas, and most YouTube recreations/searches for "Titanic Murdoch suicide reenactment" or "officer shoots himself boat deck"
-Major anthology shows like The Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents (no matching episode)
It was most likely a lesser known documentary, docudrama, or TV special from the late 1990s/early 2000s that included a brief dramatized insert of the rumored officer suicide (often linked to First Officer Murdoch) during the sinking. If anyone recognizes this specific shot or knows the exact special/documentary it came from, please let me know.
