Prison Ship (1945): Cast
Prison Ship is a 1945 action drama directed by Arthur Dreifuss, starring Richard Loo as Capt. Okisawa, Robert Lowery and Nina Foch. It runs 58 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Director
- Arthur Dreifuss
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Prison Ship About?
The premise of Prison Ship without spoilers.
Allied prisoners of war aboard a Japanese freighter discover the vessel is being used as a decoy for American submarines patrolling at night. Panic turns to coordinated rebellion as the POWs rise against their captors, launching an attack just as a U.S. submarine surfaces, unaware the ship is full of prisoners, and prepares to fire a torpedo.
Prison Ship Themes & Keywords
· 40 tags- reprisal
- retribution
- violence
- vindication
- dutch
- american
- submarine
- american submarine
- torpedo
- japanese ship
- decoy
- attack
+28 more Show fewer
- bondage
- rising sun
- brutality
- archive footage
- japanese flag
- nazi
- german army officer
- revolt
- sadism
- cigarette smoking
- held at gunpoint
- damsel in distress
- torture
- stock footage
- world war two
- treachery
- submarine attack
- sneak attack
- ship captain
- radio
- radio operator
- prisoner of war
- japan
- frenchman
- deception
- chinese
- b movie
- 1940s
Prison Ship Cast & Characters
Richard Loo leads the cast as Capt. Okisawa, with Robert Lowery as Tom Jeffries and Nina Foch as Anne Graham. Directed by Arthur Dreifuss; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Director Arthur Dreifuss
- Richard Loo as Capt. Okisawa
- Robert Lowery as Tom Jeffries
- Nina Foch as Anne Graham
- Ludwig Donath as Professor
Also Starring in Prison Ship
· 3 more- Mark Roberts Maj. Trevor
- Barry Bernard Jim Priestley
- Erik Rolf Jan Van Steen
More from Arthur Dreifuss
More films directed by Arthur Dreifuss: The Love-Ins, Riot on Sunset Strip, The Quare Fellow and The Last Blitzkrieg.
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Prison Ship FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Prison Ship, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Prison Ship?
Prison Ship runs 58 minutes.
When was Prison Ship released?
Prison Ship was released on November 15, 1945.
Who directed Prison Ship?
Prison Ship was directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
More films by Arthur Dreifuss Who is in the cast of Prison Ship?
Prison Ship stars Richard Loo as Capt. Okisawa, Robert Lowery as Tom Jeffries and Nina Foch as Anne Graham, among 7 credited actors.
Does Prison Ship have a post-credit scene?
No. Prison Ship has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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