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Ship of the Dead (1959)

Original title: Das Totenschiff

1959-10-01 · 1h 38m · DE
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After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery in a tin of plum butter they have procured from the ship's cargo... Written by Anonymous

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Georg TresslerDirector

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Horst BuchholzHorst BuchholzPhilip Gale, Amerikanischer SeemanMario AdorfMario AdorfLawski, Polnischer KohlenschlepperHelmut SchmidHelmut SchmidMartin, Heizer auf der YorikkeAlf MarholmAlf MarholmKapitän der YorikkeWerner ButtlerWerner ButtlerDils, 1. IngenieuElke SommerElke SommerMylène LoureauKarl LieffenKarl Lieffenbelgischer KripobeamterKurt Pratsch-KaufmannKurt Pratsch-Kaufmannbelgischer PolizistAlfred BalthoffAlfred BalthoffHenri Ballard, PassfälscherAlbert BesslerAlbert Bessleramerikan. Konsul in RotterdamGünter MeisnerGünter MeisnerPaulPanos PapadopulosPanos PapadopulosPopoff

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Cargo shipSailor

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Genre affinityDrama · AdventureTheme affinityCargo Ship · SailorDialogue densityDramaDirector preference476728Actor preference461970 · 266731 · 266623Country preferenceDe

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What is Ship of the Dead about?

After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery in a tin of plum butter they have procured from the ship's cargo... Written by Anonymous

How long is Ship of the Dead?

Ship of the Dead has a runtime of 98 minutes.