Ship of the Dead - 1959

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

98min
1959
16
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.8/10

Cast

Horst Buchholz profile pictureHorst BuchholzPhilip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman
Mario Adorf profile pictureMario AdorfLawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
Helmut Schmid profile pictureHelmut SchmidMartin, Heizer auf der Yorikke
Alf Marholm profile pictureAlf MarholmKapitän der Yorikke
Elke Sommer profile pictureElke SommerMylène Loureau
Karl Lieffen profile pictureKarl Lieffenbelgischer Kripobeamter
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann profile pictureKurt Pratsch-Kaufmannbelgischer Polizist
Alfred Balthoff profile pictureAlfred BalthoffHenri Ballard, Passfälscher
Albert Bessler profile pictureAlbert Bessleramerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam

About Ship of the Dead

Ship of the Dead Overview

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

Age Rating: 16
Runtime: 98min

Extra details

Original Title: Das Totenschiff
Original Language: German
Directed By: Georg Tressler
Production Companies
UFAProducciones José Kohn