Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen
DramaThriller
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 ...
Director
Maurice Tourneur
Writers
Franzos Keremen, Maurice Tourneur
Stars
Fritz Kortner, Marlene Dietrich, Robin Irvine
Release Date
January 10, 1930
Language
German, French, English
Country
Germany, France
💬 7
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Fritz Kortner
as Kapitän Vela - Captain Fernando Vela
Marlene Dietrich
as Ethel Marley
Robin Irvine
as William 'T.W.' Cheyne - a Young American Doctor
Vladimir Sokoloff
as Grischa - der Koch - the Cook
Gaston Modot
as Der Sträfling Morains - Morain - the Escaped Convict
👤
Boris de Fast
as Der tätowierte - The Tattooed Sailor
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
as Nick
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Max Maximilian
as Tom Butley
Fritz Alberti
as Der Kapitän - The Captain of the Luxury Liner L'Amorique
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Robert Garrison
as Der Vermieter - The Landlord
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Silent
Filming Location
Atelier Staaken, Berlin, Germany
Production
Max Glass Film
🏷️ Keywords
shipmutinybased on novel
🎯 Categories
GermanDramaThriller
⭐ Featured Review
Only worth it to see Marlene Dietrich
"What a booooooooooring movie! I like silent movies but this is a dull as one gets. If you are a fan of Dietrich, fast-forward to her bits. The soundtrack is equally awful lol! Marlene flat out lied about not acting on silent movies, she never thought we'd see this some day 😛..."
📖 Synopsis
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 ...