What is the duration of Ship of the Dead?

The duration of Ship of the Dead is 98 mins.

What is the original language of Ship of the Dead?

The original language of Ship of the Dead is German.

Who directed Ship of the Dead?

Ship of the Dead was directed by Georg Tressler.

Which studio made Ship of the Dead?

Ship of the Dead was produced by UFA.

Ship of the Dead 1959

Q: Does Ship of the Dead have end credit scenes?

Ship of the Dead does not have end credit scenes.

Adventure

Drama

Runtime

98 mins

Language

German

Philip Gale, an American sailor, joins the tramp cargo ship Yorikke after being recruited by Polish stoker Lawski. He and Lawski bond with a rag‑tag crew, but soon realize the vessel is barely seaworthy—a floating coffin where labor borders on slavery and officers are cynical. Their worst shock comes when a tin of plum butter from the cargo reveals a terrifying secret.

UFA

Studio

Georg Tressler

Director

Does Ship of the Dead have end credit scenes?

No!

Ship of the Dead does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Panos Papadopulos

Popoff

Mario Adorf

Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper

Horst Buchholz

Philip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman

Karl Lieffen

belgischer Kripobeamter

Elke Sommer

Mylène Loureau

Günter Meisner

Paul

Albert Bessler

amerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam

Helmut Schmid

Martin, Heizer auf der Yorikke

Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann

belgischer Polizist

Alf Marholm

Kapitän der Yorikke

Alfred Balthoff

Henri Ballard, Passfälscher

Werner Buttler

Dils, 1. Ingenieu

Marielouise Nagel

Edgar O. Faiss

Claudia Gerstäcker

Dieter von Keil

Statter, 1. Offizier

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