After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery in a tin of plum butter they have procured from the ship's cargo... Written by Anonymous
Credits
Ship of the Dead Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Elke Sommer
She was 18, now 84 years old
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as Mylène Loureau |
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Mario Adorf
He was 29, now 94 years old
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as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper |
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Horst Buchholz
He was 25, 69 years old when he died
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as Philip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman |
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Alf Marholm
He was 41, 87 years old when he died
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as Kapitän der Yorikke |
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Helmut Schmid
He was 34, 67 years old when he died
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as Martin, Heizer auf der Yorikke |
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Albert Bessler
He was 54, 70 years old when he died
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as amerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam |
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Karl Lieffen
He was 33, 72 years old when he died
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as belgischer Kripobeamter |
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Günter Meisner
He was 33, 68 years old when he died
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as Paul |
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Claudia Gerstäcker
She was 22, now 88 years old
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Panos Papadopulos
He was 39, 80 years old when he died
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as Popoff |
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Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
He was 53, 81 years old when he died
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as belgischer Polizist |
Ship of the Dead Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Hans Jacoby as Screenplay. He was 54 (59) years old when He died
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Writing |
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B. Traven as Novel. He was 77 (87) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Walter Kutz as Production Design. He was 55 (79) years old when He died
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Art |
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Heinz Pehlke as Director of Photography. He was 36 (79) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Eberhard Itzenplitz as Assistant Director. He was 32 (85) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Werner Jörg Lüddecke as Screenplay. He was 47 (73) years old when He died
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Writing |
