Ship of the Dead

1h 38min

Adventure

Drama

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

Production Companies

UFA

Producciones José Kohn

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

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
Alfred Balthoff

Alfred Balthoff

Henri Ballard, Passfälscher
Albert Bessler

Albert Bessler

amerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam
Dieter von Keil

Dieter von Keil

Statter, 1. Offizier

Release date

1st Oct 1959

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch