The Death Ship (1959)
- Original title
- Das Totenschiff
- Directed by
- Georg Tressler
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A sailor on the run from authorities signs onto a decrepit freighter. Aboard the ship he encounters a dangerous crew and a sinister secret.
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What happens
The Death Ship (German: Das Totenschiff) is a 1959 West German thriller drama 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 on location in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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