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The Death Ship (1959 film)

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Director
  
Georg Tressler

Music director
  
Roland Kovac

Country
  
West Germany

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Genre
  
Adventure

Duration
  

Language
  
German

The Death Ship (1959 film) movie poster

Release date
  
1 October 1959 (1959-10-01)

Based on
  
The Death Ship  by B. Traven

Writer
  
Hans Jacoby, Werner Jorg Luddecke, B. Traven (novel)

Initial release
  
October 1, 1959 (West Germany)

Screenplay
  
Werner Jorg Luddecke, Hans Jacoby

Cast
  
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),
Elke Sommer
(Mylène Loureau)

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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 in Mexico.

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Plot

A group of outcast men drift around the world, never settling down or being accepted. They encounter various adventures around the globe, including being forced to work on a decrepit ship.

Cast

  • Horst Buchholz – Philip Gale
  • Mario Adorf – Lawski
  • Helmut Schmid – Martin
  • Elke Sommer – Mylene
  • Alf Marholm – Kapitän der Yorikke
  • Werner Buttler – Dils, 1. Ingenieu
  • Dieter von Keil – Statter, 1. Offizier
  • References

    The Death Ship (1959 film) Wikipedia
    The Death Ship (1959 film) IMDb The Death Ship (1959 film) themoviedb.org