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Ship of the Dead (1959)

★ 6.5/10 98 min Adventure, Drama Germany, Mexico German
Streaming: Not available

Description

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

Top Cast

Horst Buchholz
Horst Buchholz Philip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
Helmut Schmid
Helmut Schmid Martin, Heizer auf der Yorikke
Alf Marholm
Alf Marholm Kapitän der Yorikke
Werner Buttler Dils, 1. Ingenieu
Elke Sommer
Elke Sommer Mylène Loureau
Karl Lieffen
Karl Lieffen belgischer Kripobeamter
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann belgischer Polizist

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