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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

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Paul

Panos Papadopulos

Panos Papadopulos

Popoff

Claudia Gerstäcker

Claudia Gerstäcker

Edgar O. Faiss

Edgar O. Faiss

Dieter von Keil

Dieter von Keil

Statter, 1. Offizier

Marielouise Nagel

Marielouise Nagel

Crew

B. Traven

B. Traven

Novel

Georg Tressler

Georg Tressler

Director

Ilse Voigt

Ilse Voigt

Editor

Heinz Pehlke

Heinz Pehlke

Director of Photography

Werner Jörg Lüddecke

Werner Jörg Lüddecke

Screenplay

Dietrich von Theobald

Dietrich von Theobald

Executive Producer

Eberhard Itzenplitz

Eberhard Itzenplitz

Assistant Director

Heinz Garbowski

Heinz Garbowski

Sound Recordist

Walter Kutz

Walter Kutz

Production Design

Alois Woppmann

Alois Woppmann

Makeup Artist

Hans Jacoby

Hans Jacoby

Screenplay

Georg Tressler

Georg Tressler

Producer

Emil Hasler

Emil Hasler

Production Design

Roland Kovac

Roland Kovac

Original Music Composer

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Ship of the Dead

19596.5 / 1098 min
Adventure, Drama

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