Look: Infamous wooden plank from 'Titanic' sold for over $700,000

Look: Infamous wooden plank from 'Titanic' sold for over $700,000

A buyer shelled out $718,750 for one of the most controversial wooden planks in cinematic history: the door frame panel that saved Rose's life in the 1997 film "Titanic."

This controversial 'Titanic' prop sold for more than $700,000 at a memorabilia auction

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

This controversial 'Titanic' prop sold for more than $700,000 at a memorabilia auction

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

This controversial 'Titanic' prop sold for more than $700,000 at a memorabilia auction

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

This controversial 'Titanic' prop sold for more than $700,000 at a memorabilia auction

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

This controversial 'Titanic' prop sold for more than $700,000 at a memorabilia auction

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.