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Prison Ship (1945)

Prison Ship poster
Directed by
Arthur Dreifuss
Genre
action, war, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It follows a group of American prisoners of war being transported by the Japanese on a ship. The prisoners struggle against their captors and try to stay alive.

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What happens

Prison Ship is a 1945 American war drama film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Nina Foch, Robert Lowery and Richard Loo. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Set during Pacific Campaign during World War II it was released several months after VJ Day ended the conflict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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