Ghost ship, directed by vernon sewell with hazel court, dermot walsh. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Aug 09, 2010 technically, ghost ship is often gooderic spears music is excellent and helps the film through its more awkward mood transitions. In a remote region of the bering sea, a salvage crew discovers the eerie remains of a grand passenger liner lost for more than 40 years. The entire crew of a ship sans a little girl are cut into pieces thanks to a. Ghost ship 1952 a young couple ignores warnings that the luxury yacht they just purchased is cursed by the previous owner.
The film follows a marine salvage crew in the bering sea who discover a mysterious ocean liner that disappeared in 1962. A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a vessel with no living crew aboard. Ghost ship with julianna margulies, gabriel byrne, ron eldard the ghost ship, a 1964 television episode of stingray ghost ship, an episode of the actionadventure television series macgyver. Its the vernon sewell directed film and another version of the story he told several times including house of ghost ship 1952 classic horror film board classic horror film board. Ghost ship is a 1952 film starring hazel court, dermot walsh, hugh burden. Court was one of the loveliest scream queens of all time, and her career flourished in the uk and us during the 1950s and early 60s.
Content warning this video may be inappropriate for some users. Cast includes hazel court, dermot walsh, hugh burden, john robinson, joss ambler. There are way too many movies called ghost ship, and ive yet to see a really good one. A young couple buys a yacht and scoffs at the rumors that it is haunted. And sewell is a fine enough director, perhaps a tad too emotionally distant. Is vicky kaushal based on the real life story of a ghost ship. The entire crew of a ship sans a little girl are cut into pieces thanks to a rogue steel wire in steve becks ghost ship. A luxury ship is haunted by the ghosts of a crew that had disappeared off the ship years before.
Ghost ship is a 1952 english film stars dermot walsh, vernon sewell, vernon sewell, philip thornton, nat cohen, eric spear, francis beiber, hazel court, hugh burden, john robinson, joss ambler, hugh latimer, laidman browne, mignon odoherty, meadows white, pat mcgrath, joss ackland, john kingkelly, patricia owens, melissa stribling, henry geddes, stanley grant. Vernon sewell, who was able to combine film making with a love of the sea, must have had more fun than the audience. Despite the same titles, the 2002 film of the same title is not considered a remake of this film. Ghost ship 1952 british board of film classification. Stars and stripes forever 1952 the steel trap 1952 the stooge 1952 the story of robin hood and his merrie men 1952 the story of will rogers 1952 strange fascination 1952 sudden fear 1952.
The film s producer val lewton helped adapt the story for the screen, writing under the pen name of carlos keith. Advanced search watchlist sign in ghost ship 1952 poster. Ghost ship 1952 pal dvd5 video ts watch films by genre. Stars and stripes forever 1952 the steel trap 1952 the stooge 1952 the story of robin hood and his merrie men 1952 the story of will rogers 1952 strange fascination 1952 sudden fear 1952 tarzans savage fury 1952 the thief 1952 this woman is dangerous 1952 thunderbirds 1952 toto in color 1952, it. Bmovie ghost story starring hazel court and dermot walsh as a young couple who decide to. Ghost ship is worth comparing to the type of english horror film that was made following the success of hammer films in 1957.
If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots please contact us. This was one of four attempts by vernon sewell to adapt and film an obscure pierre mills. Ghost ship 1952 vernon sewell synopsis, characteristics. Ghost ship 1952 vernon sewell cast and crew allmovie. Ghost ship is a 1952 film starring hazel court, dermot. Its a good, tight little film with nice local scenery that probably vanished years ago. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and. Overview of ghost ship, 1952, directed by vernon sewell, with at turner classic movies. Ghost ship 1952, a film by vernon sewell theiapolis. There are far too many characters for a story that should be progressively isolating, and the majority of the. Guy and margaret thornton dermot walsh, hazel court buy an old ship that has the reputation of being haunted because years earlier three people went missing aboard it.
You cant look at this movie and compare to the blockbusters, but as a b flick its pretty good, even up at the top in my mind. Static, stagey and far too restrained, ghost ship remarkably still contained the template from which many horror films have been riffing off for seven decades involving ghostly presences, past murders, a sceptical protagonist and rounded off with a silly medium. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Ghost ship 1952 is a time killer of the most modest variety. Cast includes hazel court, dermot walsh, hugh burden, john robinson, joss ambler, joss ackland. Ghost ship is a 1952 english film stars dermot walsh, vernon sewell, vernon sewell, philip thornton, nat cohen, eric spear, francis beiber, hazel court, hugh burden, john. Alas, ghost ship is a major chore to sit through to the end. Static, stagey and far too restrained, ghost ship remarkably still contained the template from which many horror films have been riffing off for seven decades involving ghostly presences, past murders, a. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
While its not remotely scary and opportunities are wasted to generate even the mildest of shudders, i found it watchable. Warned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be their homeonthesea, only to come slowly to realize it really is. Brod duhova je britanski crnobijeli horor film snimljen 1952. Ghost ship 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The most noticeable difference is that the hammer films were made in colour. With thanks to john lord for advising me of the filming location and hence prompt me to acquire a copy of the film that i had been meaning to do for ages. While its not remotely scary and opportunities are wasted to generate even the mildest of shudders, i found it watchable thanks to the cast and a couple of pop culture references that amused me. Im not sure ive ever seen a horror film not interested in being scary before ghost ship. Seaman russell wade notices the captains deterioration, but his warnings go unheeded.
With dermot walsh, hazel court, hugh burden, john robinson. We loved this cosy little black and white seafaring ghost story from 1952, starring husband and wife team, hazel court and dermot walsh. Theres a neat scientific explanation for the phenomena but when the ghost finally appears, its pretty creepy. Ghost ship 1952 kinoxto kbs downloaden ghost ship 1952 torrent kbs downloaden hot. A motor yacht proves to be haunted by the previous owners murdered wife. The film was shot in queensland, australia and vancouver, british columbia, canada, and released theatrically in north america on october 25, 2002. Ghost ship with julianna margulies, gabriel byrne, ron eldard the ghost ship, a 1964. In this film, richard dix stars as a ships captain, a tortured soul who teeters on the verge of madness.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for ghost ship 1952 vernon sewell on allmovie. Mar 27, 2009 ghost ship 1952 is a time killer of the most modest variety. Ghost ship 1952 12 out of 4 this forgotten british b picture isnt the greatest film out there but its unique enough to make it worth viewing by those who enjoy stories dealing with ghosts. The year is 1962, and theres a party on the main deck of ocean liner antonia graza. Starring hazel court, dermot walsh, hugh burden, john robinson, joss ambler and joan carol, ghost ship is a horror film directed by vernon sewell, released in the. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. We loved this cosy little black and white seafaring ghost story from 1952, starring husband.