Ship of the Dead (1959)
1h 38m
Running Time
October 1, 1959Release Date
Ship of the Dead (1959)
1h 38m
Running Time
October 1, 1959Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Horst Buchholz
Philip Gale - Amerikanischer Seeman
Mario Adorf
Lawski - Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
Helmut Schmid
Martin - Heizer auf der Yorikke
Alf Marholm
Kapitän der Yorikke
Werner Buttler
Dils, 1. Ingenieu
Georg Tressler
Director
Elke Sommer
Mylène Loureau
Hans Jacoby
Writer
Karl Lieffen
belgischer Kripobeamter
Werner Jörg Lüddecke
Writer
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
belgischer Polizist
Alfred Balthoff
Henri Ballard, Passfälscher
B. Traven
Writer
Roland Kovac
Composer
Albert Bessler
amerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam
Heinz Pehlke
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1959
Original NameDas Totenschiff
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Genres
Wiki.
The Death Ship (German: Das Totenschiff) is a 1959 West German adventure film directed by Georg Tressler and starring Horst Buchholz, Mario Adorf, Helmut Schmid, and Elke Sommer. The film is based on the book of the same name by B. Traven, author of The Treasure of Sierra Madre, and was filmed on location in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.