Abandon ship was filmed in britain in between stage runs for power starring in a revival of george bernard shaws the devils disciple. Of the ship s 1,156 passengers, only twenty seven survive. Abandon ship 1957, also known as seven waves away, is one of only a few productions from tyrone powers own copa production company. Seven waves away is a film directed by richard sale with tyrone power, mai zetterling, lloyd nolan, stephen boyd, year. Watch abandon ship full movie in hd visit ship s officer finds himself in command of a lifeboat full of survivors of.
Over the years, many comparisons have been made between this film and alfred hitchcocks lifeboat 1944. Richard sale adapted the film from his 1938 short story of the same name, originally. Abandon ship 1957 tyrone power mai zetterling lloyd nolan. Abandon ship 1957 seven waves away 1957 1 h 40 min a. The film was remade as a tv movie called the last survivors in 1975 with martin sheen assuming the holmes role.
Produced by tyrone power and directed by richard sale, the film is loosely based on. Abandon ship 1957 alfred hitchcocks wwiiera drama lifeboat 1944 paints such a vivid portrait of disaster survivors, many film fans take at face value any assertion that it is the only feature film that was ever set in the extremely confining space of a small boat on the open sea. Bafflingly hard to come by now, it stars tyrone power in what we recall being a. Eddie byrne, mai zetterling, and stephen boyd in a scene from abandon ship 1957. This is the opening scenario to the 1957 british film abandon ship. Many thanks to wickedlychels on youtube for uploading the movie.
The out to sea blogathon abandon ship 1957 march 8, 2020 the leap year blogathon fun and fancy free 1947 february 29, 2020 cooking with the stars rewind eva gabors piperade for two february 12, 2020. In this supenseful and provocative highseas drama, the captain of a luxury liner is suddenly faced with life or death decisions when his ship sinks, leaving himself and a few survivors floating. Near the top of the list of my favorite tyrone power films and what i deem one of the absolute best performances of his career is 1957 s abandon ship a meaty, intense british dramaalso known as seven waves away abandon ship. But seriously, the manner in which this particular lone shark stalks the film s five illfated sailmates is so brutal, so relentless. A luxury liner hits a derelict mine and sinks within minutes, leaving 27 survivors clinging to one tiny lifeboat. Among them is executive officer alec holmes, who clings to the flotsam of the ruined vessel. Ship s officer finds himself in command of a lifeboat full of survivors of a sunken luxury liner. After their luxury liner is sunk, a group of over twenty survivors take refuge in a life boat made for only nine. Abandon ship aka seven seas awayseven waves away stars tyrone power, mai zetterling, lloyd nolan and costars stephen boyd, moira lister and james hayter. In the late 1800s, the luxury cruise liner the ss crescent star strikes a discarded land mine in the south atlantic and sinks in the ensuing explosion. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
In 1923, working with frederick saunders, he developed russellsaunders coupling which is also known as ls coupling. We at have lowered the cost of all store items for a limited time. Richard sale adapted the film from his 1938 short story of the same name. After the massive luxury liner the crescent star sinks into the ocean, the ship s officer tyrone power must command a rickety life boat, built for only nine, that is stuf. Abandon ship aka seven waves away 1957 abe lincoln in illinois 1940 about mrs. Included in the group are an old opera singer, a nuclear physicist, his wife and. Message to our customers to help do our part during these uncertain times in the world and to help encourage social distancing. Abandon ship ill never forget you the razors edge love is news cafe metropole days of jesse james the rains came american guerillas in the phillip day time wife that wonderful urge the black swan lloyds of london ladies in love the sun also rises the mark of zorro casino royale the big trail in old chicago this above all johnny apollo second honeymoon yank in the raf nightmare alley king of. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Abandon ship 1957 12 out of 4 extremely difficult to watch but masterfully made is the best way to sum up this drama that will have your on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Also deserving of a related mention here is the 1957 film abandon ship aka seven waves away. Boat ship, hurricane, planetary, and transportation ratings. May 3, 2015 abandon ship 1957 tyrone power mai zetterling lloyd nolan directed by richard sale columbia pictures insert movie poster. Ship s officer alex holmes power knows that the amount of food and water they have is limited, the waters are sharkinfested, and the injured stand little chance, so he must decide who will survive.
Mai zetterling, 68, film actress with a second career in. A luxury liner strikes a derailed land mine, explodes and sinks in seven seconds. It was released by columbia pictures, written and directed by richard sale, produced by john r. Sloan and coproduced by an uncredited tyrone power, with music by sir arthur bliss. Leslie 1954 accused of murder 1956 across to singapore 1928 act one 1963 the actress 1953 ada 1961 address unknown 1944 adventure 1945 the adventures of huckleberry finn 1939 the adventures of jane murder at 3am 19491953 the age of consent 1932 air patrol 1962. Ship officer tyrone power has to take charge of these weakminded losers and if that means tossing some of the old and injured overboard then so be it. Both stories take place completely in the ocean and revolve around the survivors of a shipwreck, and much of the focus is put on the differing backgrounds. Find seven waves away abandon ship seven seas away seven days from now 7 waves away nonusa format, pal, reg. With tyrone power, mai zetterling, lloyd nolan, stephen boyd. The captain tries to keep it afloat by ruthlessly throwing out those who cant survive and keeping those he feels can, making no moral judgements on who is worth saving. Unfortunately, that film focuses mostly on the trial, with only a few minutes devoted to the horrors of the lifeboat. Tyrone power alec holmes, lloyd nolan frank kelly, mai zetterling nurse julie white, stephen boyd will mckinley, ralph michael mr. The out to sea blogathon abandon ship 1957 musings.
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