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Voyage of the Damned (1976)
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22 December 1976 (USA)
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In The Shadow of Death... [UK] more
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The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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6 nominations
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Shame on US
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Faye Dunaway | ... | Denise Kreisler |
 | Oskar Werner | ... | Professor Egon Kreisler |
| Lee Grant | ... | Lili Rosen |
| Sam Wanamaker | ... | Carl Rosen |
| Lynne Frederick | ... | Anna Rosen |
| David de Keyser | ... | Joseph Joseph |
| Della McDermott | ... | Julia Strauss |
| Genevieve West | ... | Sarah Strauss |
| Luther Adler | ... | Professor Weiler |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Rebecca Weiler |
 | Julie Harris | ... | Alice Fienchild |
 | Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Mr. Hauser |
| Maria Schell | ... | Mrs. Hauser |
 | Paul Koslo | ... | Aaron Pozner |
 | Jonathan Pryce | ... | Joseph Manasse |
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155 min | USA:182 min (video version)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Spain:18 |
UK:AA (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1986) |
USA:PG
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Many PR handouts on the mircojacket of Robert Brown at BFI national Library say he is in this film but he cannot be seen in the final print
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Referenced in "Frasier: Voyage of the Damned (#5.6)" (1997)
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Blue Moon
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Despite the fact that this film had three Oscar nominations, and several Golden Globe nominations with one win (Katharine Ross), and a boatload of stars, it is not worth watching so much for it's quality (marginal) but for the story of how we knew what was happening to the Jews before World War II and did little to stop it.
This is the story of 937 Jews that were put on a boat to Havana with useless documents, as the German government had no intention of letting them off the ship. They were denied entry into Cuba, and the US also denied them entry before they finally were saved by a social service agency and allowed to land in Belgium. Of course, that would prove ultimately fatal for two-thirds of them as the war started just two months later.
Why would Germany do this? Simple. By sending a ship of Jews to the America's and having them turned away, they negated any right the US would have to complain when they started exterminating Jews. Clever of them, and our government fell right into their trap. Our support for Israel is not so much that we love the Jews, but a massive guilt for our participation in their extermination.
There were some great performances in this otherwise mediocre film: Lee Grant and Katherine Ross; some good performances: Ben Gazzara, Faye Dunaway; and the film debut of Jonathan Pryce (POTC 1. 2. & 3, Tomorrow Never Dies).
Check it out.