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Dangerous Charter (1962)

Dangerous Charter poster
Directed by
Robert Gottschalk
Genre
drama, thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of sailors get involved in a dangerous situation while at sea. The film follows their adventures on and around a boat.

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What happens

Dangerous Charter is a 1962 seagoing adventure film shot in five days in 1958 on and around Santa Catalina Island. California, with no studio shooting. It was directed, co-produced and co-written by Robert Gottschalk as a showcase for his Panavision process. The film was distributed by Crown International Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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