The Ghost Galleon (1974)

The living corpses of the Satan-worshiping Knights Templar hunt for human victims in a 16th century galleon.

Director:

Amando de Ossorio

Writers:

Amando de Ossorio (screenplay), Amando de Ossorio (story)

Stars:

Maria Perschy, Jack Taylor, Bárbara Rey

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Maria Perschy	...	Lillian
Jack Taylor	...	Howard Tucker
Bárbara Rey	...	Noemi
Carlos Lemos	...	Professor Grüber
Manuel de Blas	...	Sergio
Blanca Estrada	...	Kathy

Storyline

The model Noemi questions her employer Lillian about her roommate Kathy that is missing after receiving a call from Lillian, and she tells that she will go to the police. Lilian explains that Kathy is in an afloat boat in the Atlantic with another model participating of a publicity stunt, and she brings Noemi to meet Howard Tucker and his henchman Sergio that have idealized the advertising campaign. Kathy uses the radio to report that a ghost galleon without crew has arrived and Tucker sends a helicopter to bring the models back; however the pilot does not find them at the location. Tucker contacts Professor Grüber that studies the Sixteen Century galleon and they use a boat to reach the ghost vessel with Sergio, Lillian and Noemi. Soon Professor Gruber learns that the damned galleon is stranded in another dimension and the crew is composed of excommunicated Templar zombies. Now they try to leave the galleon and return to their own dimension. Will they succeed in their intent?

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Plot Keywords:

ghost ship | burning ship | psychotronic film | cult | flesh eating zombie | 

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Taglines:

Living Dead Men - Existing on the Flesh of the Young & Beautiful!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is the third in Ossorio's "Blind Dead" series, and the sequel to Return of the Blind Dead (1973). It was followed by the final entry, Night of the Seagulls (1975).

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Goofs

When the boat catches fire near the climax of the film, the fire is too large and reveals the fact that it is a model that's burning, not a real ship.

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Connections

Followed by Night of the Seagulls (1975)

User Reviews

Quite effective and eerie third Blind Dead film does the best it can with it's obvious limitations

Although one wouldn't know by the title,this is the third entry in the Spanish Amanda De Ossorio directed Blind Dead series,and as usual doesn't really have anything to do with the others except the Blind Dead themselves,those scary skeletal Templar knight zombies. This film is often considered the worst of the series,and it's certainly the tamest in terms of gore,but it's actually a very underrated film.

Skillfully exploiting it's main setting-a ghostly ship,Ossorio really manages to turn somewhat unpromising material into something quite effective. Yes,the plot hardly exists-some people are stranded on a ship inhabited by the Blind Dead,and that's really it,but the build up is ominous,the interior of the ship is made into quite a frightening place even without the Dead,and the Dead themselves,even shorn of their horses,are extremely creepy. Ossorio doesn't really get round the problem of the Dead being extremely slow moving yet able to catch their victims,but the climax of the film features the most effective shots of the Dead in the series,rising out of the water,looking truly spooky.

Hardly a classic,and there's no getting away from the unconvincing models of the ship,but this film really works very well within it's limitations.

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ship of Zombies

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ancla Century Films, Belén Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1