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Abandon Ship (1957) [NR]

Release Date:
March 12, 1957

Original Title:
Abandon Ship

Alternate Titles:
Abandon Ship
Abandon Ship!
Seven Days from Now
Seven Waves Away

Genres:
Adventure | Drama

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Copa Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 100

14 of these survivors must be cast adrift! Which will the Captain choose?

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After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurricane approaches and the many wounded passengers struggle for life, difficult decisions must be made about who will remain on the boat and who must be cast to the sea in order to give others the chance to survive.

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Art Direction:
Ray Simm

Assistant Director:
Basil Keys

Camera Operator:
Ronnie Taylor

Casting:
Paul Sheridan

Conductor:
Muir Mathieson

Continuity:
Betty Forster

Director:
Richard Sale

Director of Photography:
Wilkie Cooper

Editor:
Raymond Poulton

Executive Producer:
Ted Richmond

Hairdresser:
Joan Smallwood

Location Manager:
Martin C. Schute

Makeup Artist:
Neville Smallwood

Music:
Arthur Bliss

Producer:
John R. Sloan
Tyrone Power

Production Design:
Wilfred Shingleton

Production Manager:
R.L.M. Davidson

Scenic Artist:
Basil Mannin

Screenplay:
Richard Sale

Sound Editor:
Winston Ryder

Sound Recordist:
Bill Salter
Red Law

Sound Supervisor:
John Cox

Special Effects:
Wally Veevers

Still Photographer:
Arthur Evans

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