Voyage of the Damned
The True Story of Survival
This was not your standard passenger list. Some were concentration camp victims; others were well-to-do travelers. Most left everything behind to try and escape the Nazi terror. But none suspected the shocking course their voyage would take. As days become weeks, the passengers would unite in a heroic flight for freedom.
Nominated for 3 Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actress - Lee Grant, Best Screenplay, Best Score)!
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Compelling True Story - newdaysof
Voyage Of The Damned is the gripping true story of more than 900 Germans of Jewish decent fleeing Hitler's wrath. They have been promised a new life in Cuba, but when they arrive, they find out that the Cuban president has changed his mind. They are forced to leave, and the passengers face the prospect of being sent to the concentration camps.
Featuring an all-star cast, the film closely follows the day-to-day lives of the passengers on board the ship, their triumphs, tragedies and their conflicts. They are antagonized by the anti-Jewish crew members and are not sure how much they can trust the captain, who seems sympathetic, but he is under extreme pressure by the Third Reich.
The film depicts man's cruelty to man, as well as some rare moments of hope. However, at over two and a half hours long, with several slow, boring sequences, it would be a much better film had it been cut by a half hour to forty-five minutes. Having said that, it is an important film to watch lest we forget Hitler and Nazi cruelty. And it gives us a better appreciation of the need to accept refugees fleeing persecution.
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Compelling True Story - newdaysof
Voyage Of The Damned is the gripping true story of more than 900 Germans of Jewish decent fleeing Hitler's wrath. They have been promised a new life in Cuba, but when they arrive, they find out that the Cuban president has changed his mind. They are forced ...