

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
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- German
- sailor
- cargo ship
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FranceFR
- TheatricalU9 May 1962
- TV(2014's restoration) Arte29 Jan 2018
- Digital / OTTArte•tv5 Jan 2026
- TVArte5 Jan 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical161 Oct 1959
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Ship of the Dead was released on 1 October 1959.
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