Death Ship

19801980
RR
1h 31min

Death Ship (1980)

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Adventure Horror Mystery

A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.

Director
- Alvin Rakoff
Writers
- John Robins(screenplay)
- Jack Hill(story)
- David P. Lewis(story)
Stars

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Death Ship (1980)

Victoria Burgoyne and Nick Mancuso in Death Ship (1980)

Victoria Burgoyne and Nick Mancuso in Death Ship (1980)

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George Kennedy and Sally Ann Howes in Death Ship (1980)

Richard Crenna in Death Ship (1980)

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Danny Higham in Death Ship (1980)

Richard Crenna in Death Ship (1980)

George Kennedy in Death Ship (1980)

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Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realize that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one. —Jonathon Dabell <J.D.@pixie.ntu.ac.uk>

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Taglines
- What in the living hell is on board?
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
When the crew of the ocean liner picks up the echo of the approaching ghost ship on their radar, the close-up of the ship's radar imagery is a reverse-image video clip of the fog-covered "Skull Island", taken from King Kong (1976).

Goofs
At the 51-minute mark, there is a sequence in which the character played by George Kennedy emerges in a dark uniform atop the ship while the character played by Richard Crenna looks from below. During three separate long shots of Kennedy, a crew member and camera are plainly visible on the left side of the shot.

Quotes
Trevor Marshall): Where do you plan to sail her?
Ashland: Into eternity, Marshall. Eternity.

Alternate versions
The German TV version was cut by several minutes including nearly all scenes of violence, dead bodies and Nazi content. The old Videoversion (VPS Video) is uncut.

Connections
Edited from The Last Voyage (1960)

Top review

Creepy and very atmospheric

Ok, we've already stated the fact that I LOVE b-movies. A lot of them are cheesy, badly acted, and have horrible plots. But that's what I love about them. And surely this film has all those right elements for a b-movie. But what this film does better than those other films, is that I manages to maintain atmospheric. Some of the scenes in this film were absolutely frightening! It kept me spellbound and wondering what was going to happen next. Even though, it was blatantly obvious and predictable. It still kept me guessing at certain parts. I give it a 9. Watch it if you are a die-hard horror fan or b-movie fan. Oh yeah, George Kennedy actually gave an award winning, creepy performance as the captain who wanted to take over the Nazi Freighter.

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Release date
- March 7, 1980 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Languages
- English
- German
Also known as
- Brod smrti
Filming locations
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- CA$4,500,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 31min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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