Some old mates discover their trusty former gunboat decommissioned and languishing. The ship that died of shame 1956 cast and crew moviefone. Mutiny occurs on board a ship after a seemingly harmless wine smuggling operation turns into something more sinister. The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade has been revealed as a west african woman who died in 1940 aged 83. Its here that the ship that died of shame parts company with other british war movies, taking a sudden nosedive into murkier waters. Abandoned ghost ship, the duke of lancaster duration.
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The ship that died of shame 1956 after world war ii, veteran george hoskins richard attenborough persuades his skipper, bill randall george baker, to use their old naval ship for a small. Last surviving slave to have been shipped to the us. The ship that died of shame 1955 full movie online streaming original title. A uboat torpedoed the lusitania passenger liner on its way to england, which sank in 18 minutes. Tim deacon has provided additional and interesting information regarding the boats used in this film. Overview of the ship that died of shame, 1956, directed by basil dearden, with richard attenborough, george baker, bill owen, at turner classic movies. Some old mates discover their trusty former gunboat. Richard attenborough stars as a former crew member of a british gunboat, which was distinguished by a heroic wartime record. The ship that died of shame 1955, directed by basil dearden film. The ship that died of shame 1955, directed by basil. After world war ii the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. The crew of the royal navys muchdecorated motor gun boat 1087 find the going much. The ship that died of shame, released in the united states as pt raiders, is a blackandwhite 1955 ealing studios crime film directed by basil dearden and.
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