Voyage of the Damned is a 1976 film about the 1939 voyage of the MS St. Louis, carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba. The 2005 opening paragraph explained that the Jews aboard had suffered the rise of antisemitism and saw the voyage as their last chance to escape. Today the opening covers only the film's cast and production, and antisemitism appears nowhere in it, though the word survives once in the body. A reader today learns who directed and starred in the film, not why its Jewish passengers were fleeing Germany.
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Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1976 film drama inspired by true events concerning the fate of an ocean liner carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939 .1It was directed by Stuart Rosenberg , and with a screenplay by David Butler and Steve Shagan . In addition, it was nominated for six Golden Globe awards including "Best Picture" and Katharine Ross won the award for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role". Based on factual events, the story told of the S.S. Louis , which departed from Hamburg, Germany , carrying 937 Jews from Germany to Havana, Cuba in 1939 . By this time, the Jews had suffered the rise of antisemitism and realised that this may their last chance to escape. The film details the emotional journey of the passengers who gradually become aware that their passage has been an exercise in propaganda and that they were never intended to disembark in Cuba. Rather, they were to be used as examples before the world, the point illustrated by a comment made by a Nazi official who says that when the whole world has refused to accept them as refugees , no country can blame Germany for the fate of the Jews. The government of Cuba refuse entry to the passengers, and as the liner waits near the Florida coastline, they learn that the United States has also rejected them. They have no choice but to return to Europe . The captain tells a confidante that he has received a letter signed by 200 passengers saying they will join hands and jump into the sea, rather than return to Germany. He says he is intending to deliberately run the liner aground on a reef off the southern coast of England. Shortly before the film's end, it is revealed that the governments of England , Belgium , France and The Netherlands have agreed to accept a share of the passengers as refugees. As the film characters cheer and clap, a footnote at the end of the film discusses the fate of some of the film's major characters, and reveals that more than 600 of the ship's passengers ultimately lost their lives in Nazi concentration camps . In 1998 the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum attempted to trace survivors from the voyage.2
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Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts .It was the basis of a 1976 film drama .The story was inspired by true events concerning the fate of the MS St. Louis ocean liner carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. Thomas, Gordon and Witts, Max Morgan (1974). Voyage of the Damned .
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Voyage of the Damned is a 1976 drama film, which was based on a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts with the same title. The story was inspired by true events concerning the fate of the MS St. Louis ocean liner carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. Voyage of the Damned .
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The story was inspired by true events concerning the fate of the ocean liner St. Louis carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. It was based on a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts with the same title. The screenplay was written by David Butler and Steve Shagan .The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and released by Avco Embassy Pictures . Voyage of the Damned .
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1976 film For other uses, see Voyage of the Damned (disambiguation) .Voyage of the Damned is a 1976 drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg , with an all-star cast featuring Faye Dunaway , Oskar Werner , Lee Grant , Max von Sydow , James Mason , and Malcolm McDowell .The story was inspired by actual events concerning the fate of the ocean liner St. Louis carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. It was based on a 1974 nonfiction book of the same title written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts .The screenplay was written by Steve Shagan and David Butler .The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and released by Rank Film Distributors in the UK and Avco Embassy Pictures in the US.American film distribution : the changing marketplace .Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada Thomas, Gordon ; Morgan-Witts, Max (1974). Voyage of the Damned .
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1976 film For other uses, see Voyage of the Damned (disambiguation) . Voyage of the Damned is a 1976 drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg , with an all-star cast featuring Faye Dunaway , Oskar Werner , Lee Grant , Max von Sydow , James Mason , Lynne Frederick and Malcolm McDowell . The story was inspired by actual events concerning the fate of the ocean liner MS St. Louis carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. It was based on a 1974 nonfiction book of the same title written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts . The screenplay was written by Steve Shagan and David Butler . The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and released by Rank Film Distributors in the UK and Avco Embassy Pictures in the U.S. American film distribution: the changing marketplace . Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada Thomas, Gordon ; Morgan-Witts, Max (1974). Voyage of the Damned .
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title of a 1976 film drama inspired by true events concerning the fate of an ocean liner carrying jewish refuge
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a 1976 drama film directed by stuart rosenberg
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