Ship of the Dead (Das Totenschiff) 64 years old

Ship of the Dead

After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery in a tin of plum butter they have procured from the ship's cargo... Written by Anonymous

Credits

Ship of the Dead Cast

Name Character
Elke Sommer She was 18, now 83 years old as Mylène Loureau
Mario Adorf He was 29, now 93 years old as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
Horst Buchholz He was 25, 69 years old when he died as Philip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman
Alf Marholm He was 41, 87 years old when he died as Kapitän der Yorikke
Helmut Schmid He was 34, 67 years old when he died as Martin, Heizer auf der Yorikke
Albert Bessler He was 54, 70 years old when he died as amerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam
Karl Lieffen He was 33, 72 years old when he died as belgischer Kripobeamter
Günter Meisner He was 33, 68 years old when he died as Paul
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann He was 53, 81 years old when he died as belgischer Polizist
Claudia Gerstäcker She was 22, now 87 years old
Panos Papadopulos He was 39, 80 years old when he died as Popoff

Ship of the Dead Crew

Name Department
Hans Jacoby as Screenplay. He was 54 (59) years old when He died Writing
B. Traven as Novel. He was 77 (87) years old when He died Writing
Walter Kutz as Production Design. He was 55 (79) years old when He died Art
Heinz Pehlke as Director of Photography. He was 36 (79) years old when He died Camera
Eberhard Itzenplitz as Assistant Director. He was 32 (85) years old when He died Directing
Werner Jörg Lüddecke as Screenplay. He was 47 (73) years old when He died Writing
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Ship of the Dead (64 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 01, 1959
  • Runtime: 98 minutes