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What in the living hell is on board?
Screen great George Kennedy (Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Airport films) stars with Richard Crenna (Wait Until Dark, Rambo films), Nick Mancuso (Rapid Fire, The Ex) and Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, Death Wish V) in this terrifying tale of a possessed ship searching for new victims on the high seas! An ocean liner carrying vacationing passengers collides with a mysterious freighter. The handful of survivors seek refuge aboard the sinister freighter—which turns out to be possessed by the evil forces that once commanded it! This is no ordinary ship...it’s a killing machine! Also starring Sally Ann Howes (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and Kate Reid (The Andromeda Strain); directed by Alvin Rakoff (City on Fire) and based on a story by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown)—Pray you are never rescued by the DEATH SHIP! This special edition also includes the extended cut in HD!
Directed by : Alvin Rakoff
Cast : George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancusso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, Saul Rubinek, Victoria Burgoyne, Jennifer McKinney
Available Date : 04/14/2026
Release Year : 1980
Running Time : 91/93
UPC : 738329273002
Country : Canada/UK
Language: English
Genre : Horror, Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, 4K UHD DISC
Product Extras :DISC 1 (4KUHD):
Screen great George Kennedy (Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Airport films) stars with Richard Crenna (Wait Until Dark, Rambo films), Nick Mancuso (Rapid Fire, The Ex) and Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, Death Wish V) in this terrifying tale of a possessed ship searching for new victims on the high seas! An ocean liner carrying vacationing passengers collides with a mysterious freighter. The handful of survivors seek refuge aboard the sinister freighter—which turns out to be possessed by the evil forces that once commanded it! This is no ordinary ship...it’s a killing machine! Also starring Sally Ann Howes (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and Kate Reid (The Andromeda Strain); directed by Alvin Rakoff (City on Fire) and based on a story by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown)—Pray you are never rescued by the DEATH SHIP! This special edition also includes the extended cut in HD!
Directed by : Alvin Rakoff
Cast : George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancusso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, Saul Rubinek, Victoria Burgoyne, Jennifer McKinney
Available Date : 04/14/2026
Release Year : 1980
Running Time : 91/93
UPC : 738329273002
Country : Canada/UK
Language: English
Genre : Horror, Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, 4K UHD DISC
Product Extras :DISC 1 (4KUHD):
- Brand New HDR10 Master (Theatrical Cut) – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary for the Theatrical Cut by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky
- NEW Audio Commentaries for Both Cuts by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
- Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
- Brand New HD Master of the Theatrical Cut – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- 1080P HD Master of the Extended Cut
- NEW Audio Commentary for the Theatrical Cut by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky
- NEW Audio Commentary for the Theatrical Cut by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
- NEW Audio Commentary for the Extended Cut by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
- Audio Commentary for the Extended Cut by Director Alvin Rakoff, Moderated by Jonathan Rigby
- Isolated Score for the Extended Cut by Composer Ivor Slaney
- Stormy Seas - The Voyage from Bloodstar to Death Ship: Documentary
- What is the Ship Saying: Featurette with Katarina Severen of Katharina’s Nightmare Theater
- Bloodstar Short Story Script by Jack Hill
- 2 Theatrical Trailers
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
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