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Ghostboat (2006)
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: David Jason, Julian Wadham, Tony Haygarth, Ian Puleston-Davies
Runtime133 min
Rating12
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Jack Hardy is the sole survivor of a mysterious submarine disaster in World War II. Now, in 1981, the ill-fated submarine Scorpion has resurfaced, miraculously intact. Naval Intelligence need Hardy's expertise to retrace the course and mission that led to her original disappearance. But what's waiting for them under the grey waters of the Baltic Sea turns out to be much worse than the Russian submarines they're expecting. Wherever Scorpion has been all this time, it's brought some very bad luck back with it...
Critical Reception & Ratings
Ghostboat is a little-known 2006 thriller directed by Stuart Orme. While the film has not received widespread critical acclaim, it maintains a decent 6.4/10 rating on IMDb, indicating generally positive audience reception. Details about any major awards or nominations for this film are not readily available.
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Fans of submarine thrillers and supernatural horror will find a unique blend of genres in Ghostboat, the 2006 film directed by Stuart Orme. The story of a World War II submarine that mysteriously resurfaces decades later brings together suspenseful naval mystery with unsettling, otherworldly undertones, making for a captivating viewing experience.
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Ghostboat is a 2006 British television film, based on a novel by George E. Simpson and Neal R. Burger. The film features David Jason as its star. It is a fantasy tale of His Majesty's Submarine Scorpion vanishing during the Second World War, leaving only one crew member surviving. 38 years later, in the Cold War year 1981, the Scorpion reappears; the crew have disappeared, but the vessel is otherwise unchanged and has not aged in the intervening years. A Royal Navy crew along with the sole survivor of the original voyage is given the mission of retracing the last days of the boat prior to her 1943 disappearance. A supernatural influence takes hold of most of the crew, and they start showing characteristics of the old crew. They find themselves fighting Second World War ghosts.
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