White Slave Ship
| White Slave Ship | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Silvio Amadio |
| Starring |
Pier Angeli Edmund Purdom |
| Music by |
Les Baxter Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Aldo Giordani |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) |
Release date |
1961 (IT) 1962 (US) |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
White Slave Ship is a film released in the United States in 1962.[1] The original Italian version of the film was released in December 1961 as L'ammutinamento.
Plot
Set in 1675, the film was about a group of convicts being transported from London to the New World as white slaves aboard the ship Albatross, captained by Isaac Cooper (Ivan Desny). Among the convicts held in chains below decks are Doctor Robert Bradley, a political prisoner being transported to the American colonies for treating a wounded rebel (Purdom); Polly, a prostitute (Pier Angeli) and a murderer, Calico Jack (Armand Mestral). Above decks and living in comparative luxury are an upper class English family, the Medford’s, including their beautiful daughter Anna (Michele Girardon). Halfway across the Atlantic; the prisoners escape and take over the ship. Robert Bradley saves Anna’s life and, despite their very different stations in life, the two gradually fall in love.
Cast
- Pier Angeli as Polly
- Edmund Purdom as Dr. Robert Bradley
- Armand Mestral as Calico Jack
- Ivan Desny as Captain Isaac Cooper
- Michèle Girardon as Anna Medford
- Mirko Ellis as Lord Graveston
Production
This 1961 French-Italian co-production in TotalScope and Eastman Color was purchased by American International Pictures in 1962, who dubbed the film into English and replaced the lack-lustre original music score by Angelo Lavagnino with a far better one by Les Baxter, which was, in turn, haunting; sweeping and very wistful. AIP released it in ColorScope and Pathe Color. The movie turned in an action-packed mutiny and a realistic storm sequence and somewhere in the midst of it all was a most beautiful after-the-storm sunset scene. Unfortunately, apart from a German DVD release with only German dialogue, the film has never had an American or British video or DVD release and is otherwise unavailable. Although definitely not a screen classic, it has its moments and is worthy of a DVD release in English, complete with Les Baxter's score.
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