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Death Ship

1980 · 91 min

A grimy, fogbound haunted-house-at-sea that drifts between genuine dread and schlocky silliness, best enjoyed as culty late-night fare.

Directed by: Alvin Rakoff
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso

Tagline: Those who survive the ghost ship are better off dead!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Alvin Rakoff
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
death
violence
madness
Places: sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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