On the set of Titanic in 1942, Selpin made several remarks critical of the military. He was denounced by his fellow screenwriter and personal friend Walter Zerlett-Olfenius, and—upon failing to retract his statements during a subsequent meeting with Joseph Goebbels—was arrested on July 31, 1942. Herbert Selpin was found dead in his cell a day later. Titanic was to be completed by an uncredited Werner Klingler.
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