Ship of the Dead
1959, German. Directed by Georg Tressler.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Georg TresslerDirector
- Horst BuchholzPhilip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman
- Mario AdorfLawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
- Helmut SchmidMartin, Heizer auf der Yorikke
- Alf MarholmKapitän der Yorikke
- Werner ButtlerDils, 1. Ingenieu
- Elke SommerMylène Loureau
- Karl Lieffenbelgischer Kripobeamter
- Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmannbelgischer Polizist
- Alfred BalthoffHenri Ballard, Passfälscher
- Albert Bessleramerikan. Konsul in Rotterdam
- Günter MeisnerPaul
- Panos PapadopulosPopoff
Details
- Released
- 1 October 1959
- Original title
- Das Totenschiff
- Country
- Germany, Mexico
- Written by
- Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Hans Jacoby
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What Ship of the Dead is based on
Ship of the Dead is based on The Death Ship (1926) by B. Traven.
1926
The Death Ship
By B. Traven
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Ship of the Dead runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Ship of the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1959. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Ship of the Dead?
If you liked Ship of the Dead, try China Seas, Black Gold, Lord Jim.
Who directed Ship of the Dead?
Ship of the Dead (1959) was directed by Georg Tressler and stars Horst Buchholz, Mario Adorf, Helmut Schmid.
What is Ship of the Dead based on?
Ship of the Dead is based on The Death Ship (1926) by B. Traven.