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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.6 / 100
1959·Adventure / Drama·1h 37m

SHIP OF THE DEAD

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

Above the Line
Georg Tressler·DirectorWerner Jörg Lüddecke·ScreenplayHans Jacoby·ScreenplayHeinz Pehlke·Director of PhotographyRoland Kovac·Original Music ComposerIlse Voigt·Editor
Cast
Horst Buchholz·Philip Gale, Amerikanischer SeemanMario Adorf·Lawski, Polnischer KohlenschlepperHelmut Schmid·Martin, Heizer auf der YorikkeAlf Marholm·Kapitän der YorikkeWerner Buttler·Dils, 1. IngenieuElke Sommer·Mylène LoureauKarl Lieffen·belgischer KripobeamterKurt Pratsch-Kaufmann·belgischer PolizistAlfred Balthoff·Henri Ballard, PassfälscherAlbert Bessler·amerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 2
Georg Tressler·DirectorEberhard Itzenplitz·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Werner Jörg Lüddecke·ScreenplayHans Jacoby·ScreenplayB. Traven·Novel
Camera· 3
Heinz Pehlke·Director of PhotographyBernhard Hellmund·Assistant CameraWolfgang Treu·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Ilse Voigt·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Roland Kovac·Original Music ComposerHeinz Garbowski·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 3
Walter Kutz·Production DesignEmil Hasler·Production DesignAlois Woppmann·Makeup Artist
Production· 5
Dietrich von Theobald·Executive ProducerGeorg Tressler·ProducerJosé Kohn·Co-ProducerWolfgang Völker·Production ManagerHajo Wieland·Production Manager
By the Numbers
60.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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