---
title: 'The Death Ship (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georg Tressler'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-death-ship-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053369/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Death Ship (1959)

1959 · 93 min · Adventure · Germany

Original title: Das Totenschiff

## Synopsis

The Death Ship is a 1959 West German thriller drama film directed by Georg Tressler and starring Horst Buchholz, Mario Adorf, Helmut Schmid, and Elke Sommer. The film is based on the book of the same name by B. Traven, author of The Treasure of Sierra Madre, and was filmed on location in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Georg Tressler](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-tressler)
- **Screenplay:** [Hans Jacoby](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-jacoby)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roland Kovac](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-kovac)
- **Producer:** [Dietrich von Theobald](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-von-theobald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Heinz Pehlke](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-pehlke)
- **Editor:** [Ilse Voigt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilse-voigt)

## Cast

- [Günter Meisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-meisner)
- [Horst Buchholz](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-buchholz)
- [Alf Marholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/alf-marholm)
- [Panos Papadopulos](https://cinepixo.com/people/panos-papadopulos)
- [Karl Lieffen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-lieffen)
- [Helmut Schmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-schmid)
- [Elke Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/elke-sommer)
- [Albert Bessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bessler)
- [Mario Adorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-adorf)

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