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Death Ship (original title)
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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.
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Captain Ashland
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Trevor Marshall
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Nick
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Margaret Marshall
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Sylvia Morgan
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Lori
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Robin Marshall
Danny Higham ...
Ben Marshall
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Jackie
Murray Cruchley ...
Parsons (as Lee Murray)
Doug Smith ...
Seaman No. 1
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Seaman No. 2 (as Tony Sherwood)
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Andrew Semple ...
Strangled Sailor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alvin Rakoff

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John Robins ... (screenplay)
 
Jack Hill ... (story) and
David P. Lewis ... (story)

Produced by

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Derek Gibson ... producer
Harold Greenberg ... producer
Larry Nesis ... associate producer (as Larry Nessis)

Music by

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Ivor Slaney

Cinematography by

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René Verzier ... director of photography

Film Editing by

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Mike Campbell

Editorial Department

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Greg Glynn ... editing assistant
Yurij Luhovy ... editing assistant
Jean-Pol Passet ... editing assistant

Production Design by

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Chris Burke

Art Direction by

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Michel Proulx

Makeup Department

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Pierre David ... hairdresser
Joan Isaacson ... makeup artist
Huguette Roy ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Michael Bennett ... unit manager: USA
Adrian Hughes ... production supervisor
Roger Héroux ... production manager (as Roger Heroux)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles Braive ... assistant director
Pedro Gandol ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Frances Calder ... props buyer
Pierre Gelinas ... assistant art director
Jim Hodgson ... props buyer
David Phillips ... props
Norman Simpson ... props master
Andre Brochu ... construction supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Appleby ... re-recording mixer (as Dave Appleby)
Henri Blondeau ... sound mixer
Terry Burke ... post-synchronisation sound effects
Steven Cole ... sound effects assistant (as Steve Cole)
Austin Grimaldi ... re-recording mixer
Andy Malcolm ... post-synchronisation sound effects
Normand Mercier ... boom operator
Michele Moses ... sound effects assistant
William Trent ... sound effects editor (as Bill Trent)
Don White ... foley recording mixer (uncredited)

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Michael Albrechtsen ... special effects (as Mike Albrechtsen)
Peter Hughes ... special effects

Stunts

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Grant Page ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter Benison ... photographer: second unit
Michel Paul Bélisle ... chief lighting technician (as Michel-Paul Belisle)
Frank Connor ... still photographer
Greg Daniels ... best boy
Denis Gingras ... camera assistant
Paul Gravel ... camera assistant
Frank Lenk ... camera operator
André Ouellette ... camera grip (as Andre Oullette)
John Palmer ... camera operator
Norman Smith ... key grip

Casting Department

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Ingrid Fischer ... casting: Canada
Victoria Mitchell ... casting: Canada
Anna St. Johns ... casting: U.K.
Sue Stone ... casting: U.K.

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Paul-André Guérin ... costumer
Gaudeline Sauriol ... costumer

Script and Continuity Department

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June Randall ... script supervisor
Linda Browne ... script supervisor trainee (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Victoria Barney ... production assistant: USA
Joy Berger ... unit publicist
Jean Louis Bibeau ... technical advisor
Monique Brasseur ... production assistant
Don Carmody ... production executive
Micheline D'Andre ... production assistant
Michael Dalling ... unit publicist
Andre Genest ... advisor: German memorabilia
Shirley Gill ... production accountant
Linda Gregory ... production accountant
Nancy Mayer ... production assistant: USA
Dave Novak ... unit publicist
Captain Pelletier ... technical advisor
Jacques Vezina ... technical advisor
Leon Vezina ... technical advisor
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Plot Summary

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. Written by Jonathon Dabell

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Taglines What in the living hell is on board? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le bateau de la mort (Canada, French title)
  • Deathship (World-wide, English title)
  • Cauchemar nazi (France)
  • Le Bateau de la mort (France)
  • El barco de la muerte (Spain)
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  • 91 min
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Budget CAD4,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The black and white musical film shown on the death ship is Everything Is Rhythm (1936). See more »
Goofs At the beginning, just after the collision, the surviving characters are seen drifting on the ocean on a wooden platform. George Kennedy's character is plainly visible lying down with the group, even though he hasn't yet been pulled out of the water! He appears from below the water about two minutes later. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from The Last Voyage (1960). See more »
Quotes Trevor Marshall): Where do you plan to sail her?
Ashland: Into eternity, Marshall. Eternity.
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