Ghost Ship

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies Director: Steve Beck Original UK Premiere: 2003 Dvd Release: 21st July, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian Dubbed In: French, Italian

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Ghost Ship is a horror / thriller movie, directed by Steve Beck. The ship featured in the movie is based on a real life Italian cruise ship, the SS Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956 after colliding with another liner near Nantucket, Massachusetts. Jack Ferriman, a Canadian Air Force pilot, spots a mysterious vessel running adrift in the Bering Sea. As it is in international waters, it can be claimed by whoever is able to bring it to a port. To do this he recruits a team of salvagers who are purported to be the best in the business. They set out on the Arctic Warrior, a tugboat. It turns out that the abandoned ship is the Antonia Graza, an Italian luxury liner that disappeared nearly 40 years ago & believed to be lost at sea. However, once the crew begins towing it back to land, they soon discover that the ship wasnt as deserted as they first thought, with the crew believing that the ship is haunted. The opening scene is set in the 1960s & contains a very memorable death scene, where a large group of dancers are sliced in half by a cable.

When i was told that i had to watch Ghost Ship, i was not happy. I hate scary films & triedto get out of watching this one. But i did in the end, its only 80 minutes long, which to me is not very long, & i did not find any of it particually scary. There are some good effects & the storyline was OK, but i just didnt feel this film. The actors were of a medium quality & there was nothing special. If i were to recomend this film i would say, rent it out or buy it used as you might not find it worth the money, just like i didnt.

Julianna Margulies is an actress whose role on the NBC drama ER brought her recognition & fame. She was born in Spring Valley, New York on June 8, 1966, the youngest of three daughters. Her father is an advertising writer & her mother is a former dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. As a child, she lived in New York, France & England. She obtained a B,A. from Sarah Lawrence College, where she appeared on campus in several plays. Her first movie role was as a prostitute looking to go straight, in the Steven Seagal film Out for Justice. In 1994 she landed a role in the pilot episode of ER, as a character who attempted suicide, despondent over her relationship with George Clooney s character. Due to audience response, the plot was changed & she went on to play the role of Nurse Hathaway for six years, winning an Emmy nomination every year she was on the show & the award itself for her first years performance. She turned down a $27 million offer to stay on the hit show, which would have made her one of the best-paid actresses on television. Posters Of The Grid

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