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Ship of the Dead

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

Top Cast

  • Horst Buchholz

    Horst Buchholz

    Philip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman

  • Mario Adorf

    Mario Adorf

    Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper

  • Helmut Schmid

    Helmut Schmid

    Martin, Heizer auf der Yorikke

  • Alf Marholm

    Alf Marholm

    Kapitän der Yorikke

  • Werner Buttler

    Werner Buttler

    Dils, 1. Ingenieu

  • Elke Sommer

    Elke Sommer

    Mylène Loureau

  • Karl Lieffen

    Karl Lieffen

    belgischer Kripobeamter

  • Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann

    Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann

    belgischer Polizist

  • Alfred Balthoff

    Alfred Balthoff

    Henri Ballard, Passfälscher

Overview

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

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