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Death Ship

Death Ship

Those who survive the ghost ship are better off dead!

19805.11h 31m

Overview

Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise 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.

Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Written by John Robins, Jack Hill, David P. Lewis
Produced by Derek Gibson, Harold Greenberg
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Top Cast

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Captain Ashland

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Trevor Marshall

Nick Mancuso

Nick Mancuso

Nick

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Margaret Marshall

Kate Reid

Kate Reid

Sylvia

Victoria Burgoyne

Victoria Burgoyne

Lori

J

Jennifer McKinney

Robin Marshall

D

Danny Higham

Ben Marshall

Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

Jackie

M

Murray Cruchley

Parsons

Themes & Keywords

rescueshipnazioceanshipwreckpossessionghost shipslasherdemonblood showercanuxploitation

About Death Ship

Death Ship is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 1980 exploring themes of rescue, ship, nazi, ocean, shipwreck, possession. Directed by Alvin Rakoff, it stars George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso. Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise 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.

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