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Voyage of the Damned

Play trailer Poster for Voyage of the Damned PG,  1976,  2h 38m,  Drama/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 82% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
82% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Based on the true story of a ship carrying German-Jewish refugees which was sent to Havana in 1939 by the Nazis but was denied permission to land anywhere. The ship was eventually obliged to return to Germany, where certain death awaited its passengers. This terrible outcome had been cynically anticipated by the Nazis when granting permission for the voyage in the first place.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Aug 15, 2023
Banality is contagious and the sin of Voyage of the Damned is having bartered one of the biggest stories of our time into this dull multi-star vehicle of frivolous dressing room gossip. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
David MacDonald Philadelphia Gay News May 26, 2020
While the film does have its drawbacks, it is an enlightening look back. Go to Full Review
Bernard Drew Gannett News Service Nov 4, 2019
[The actors] all do their best but the cliche ridden, on the nose, boom, boom, boom screenplay defeats nearly all of them. Go to Full Review
Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press Oct 25, 2019
Besides carrying the impact of an issue morally greater than the fate of individuals, the film is a study in personal heroism, cowardice, dignity, fear, hope and betrayal. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Creative Loafing Oct 5, 2013
3/4
If anyone emerges as first among equals, it would be Max von Sydow, who lends enormous dignity to the role of the ship's captain. Go to Full Review
J.C. Maçek III PopMatters Sep 26, 2013
7/10
There is no Indiana Jones to save the day and no pat Hollywood ending to revise history. Voyage of the Damned is unquestionably a serious drama and treats its subject matter with the dignity that it should. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Stuart Rosenberg

Director

Faye Dunaway

Denise Kreisler

Max von Sydow

Captain Schroeder

Oskar Werner

Professor Egon Kreisler

Malcolm McDowell

Max Gunter

Orson Welles

José Estedes

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Movie Info

Synopsis Based on the true story of a ship carrying German-Jewish refugees which was sent to Havana in 1939 by the Nazis but was denied permission to land anywhere. The ship was eventually obliged to return to Germany, where certain death awaited its passengers. This terrible outcome had been cynically anticipated by the Nazis when granting permission for the voyage in the first place.
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Producer
Robert Fryer
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production Co
Associated General Films, ITC Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 1976, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
2h 38m
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