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The Ship That Died of Shame

1955 · 95 min

A somber, morally charged voyage where a once-proud vessel becomes a mirror of its crew's corruption, unfolding with quiet tension and a haunting sense of inevitable decline.

Tagline: Brave men who drove their gallant ship into a sea of death!
Overview: After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
betrayal
crime
morality
redemption
Places: sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Written by: Michael Relph, Basil Dearden, John Whiting
Starring: George Baker, Richard Attenborough, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna, Roland Culver, Bernard Lee, Ralph Truman, John Chandos
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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