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Voyage of the damned, the true story of survival, Associated General Films ; ITC Entertainment ; produced by Robert Fryer ; screenplay by Steve Shagan and David Butler ; directed by Stuart Rosenberg

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Label

Voyage of the damned, the true story of survival, Associated General Films ; ITC Entertainment ; produced by Robert Fryer ; screenplay by Steve Shagan and David Butler ; directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Main title

Voyage of the damned

Oclc number

311622618

Responsibility statement

Associated General Films ; ITC Entertainment ; produced by Robert Fryer ; screenplay by Steve Shagan and David Butler ; directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Runtime

155

Sub title

the true story of survival

Summary

Departing Hamburg in high spirits, 937 Jewish Germans have been offered safe haven in Havana, Cuba, in 1939. The passengers are looking forward to their new life. However, the whole voyage is actually a Nazi propaganda scheme and the passengers are never really intended to be allowed ashore once they reach their destination. After weeks of unsuccessful pleas they are forced to return back to Europe. Based on the tragic 1939 voyage of the SS St. Louis

Technique

live action

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