Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen

1929

Drama

Suspense/Thriller

Vela, cynical captain of a slow, decrepit sailing ship, sells passage out of Germany to fugitives. His crew are no angels either. Cheyne, a young American doctor visiting the ship, is shanghaied on a 3-month voyage to Brazil when Vela abruptly embarks. In mid-ocean, Cheyne rescues the survivor of a watery plane crash, lovely American heiress Ethel Marley; he and the ship's cook keep her hidden from captain and crew. But a brutal incident leads to mutiny and murder... (imdb)

Directed by:

Maurice Tourneur

Written by:

Maurice Tourneur Franzos Keremen

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Starring:

Marlene Dietrich

Gaston Modot

Vladimir Sokoloff Fritz Kortner Robin Irvine Feodor Chaliapin Jr. Boris de Fast Max Maximilian

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller

AKAs:

Grischa the Cook, The Ship of Lost Men

Country:

Germany

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1929

Drama

Suspense/Thriller

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Rated 14 Nov 2013

This is a chilling and nasty tale of a boat load of filthy sailors trapped at sea with one woman secretly kept on board. One grim image follows the other, and the movie does have enormous potential. Where it gets wasted is how everything takes at least twice as long as it should. It takes 48 minutes before Marlene Dietrich joins the storyline. What happened before that could easily have been illustrated clearly in 10 minutes. Still a dark and haunting film with a touch of safe Hollywood writing.

Rated 14 Nov 2013

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