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Ghost Ship (1952)

Ghost Ship poster
Directed by
Vernon Sewell
Genre
horror film, ghost film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple buys a boat and starts renovating it. They soon sense a ghostly presence on board.

eerieclaustrophobicatmosphericslow-burncreepyold-fashionedunderstated

What happens

Ghost Ship is a 1952 British second feature horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh and Hazel Court. It was written by Sewell and Philip Thornton. This was one of four attempts by Sewell to adapt and film the Pierre Mills and Celia de Vilyars Grand Guignol stage play L'Angoisse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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