Death Ship

1980 PG-13 1h 31m

5.1 / 10 161

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5.1/10

161

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Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.

Director Alvin Rakoff

Writers

John Robins David P. Lewis Jack Hill

Stars

George Kennedy Richard Crenna Nick Mancuso

Self (archive footage)

Horror Mystery Thriller

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Sierbahnn 9 May 2026

6/10

Location, location, location Someone scored an old ship, kitted it out, and they made a movie inside of it. That is a very fortuitous way to make a movie, I think. It is a great little movie, very much an 80's flick, but with great characters, arcs that make sense, and tension that builds. It is by no means flawless, but it is a good movie for what it is, and I recommend it.

Wuchak 27 Oct 2019

6/10

***Ten people trapped on a ghostly… death ship*** A dilapidated German freighter from WW2 curiously rams a modern cruise ship and ten survivors board the mysterious vessel. But will they ever get off alive? George Kennedy plays the retiring captain of the cruise vessel while Richard Crenna appears as the up-and-coming captain. "Death Ship" (1980) takes the “Poseidon Adventure” (1972) templat...