Main Cast: Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington, Gabriel Byrne
Release Year: 2002
Country: US
Run Time: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
A salvage team think they've made the find of a lifetime, until they discover there's more on board than meets the eye in this supernatural thriller. Led by Captain Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne), the crew of the tugboat Arctic Warrior have discovered a sideline far more lucrative than hauling ships in and out of the harbor -- they locate missing or wrecked ships in international waters, repair them until they can be brought back to port, and then sell off the ship and its contents as salvage. Acting on a tip from Jack Ferriman (Desmond Harrington), a pilot in the Canadian Air Force, Murphy and his crew -- salvage expert Maureen Epps (Julianna Margulies), first mate Greer (Isaiah Washington), and crewmen Santos (Alex Dimitriades), Dodge (Ron Eldard), and Munder (Karl Urban) -- set out to find a large craft seen adrift off the Alaskan coastline. To their surprise, the crew of the Arctic Warrior discover what appears to be the Antonia Graza, a famous Italian ocean liner, legendary for its luxury, which vanished without a trace in 1962. While they at first anticipate the payday of a lifetime from this find, the crew soon discover a sinister force has taken control of the ship, and before long they're battling not for salvage rights, but for their lives. Ghost Ship was directed by special effects man turned filmmaker Steven Beck, who previously directed the 2001 remake of 13 Ghosts. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Gabriel Byrne - Murphy; Alex Dimitriades - Santos; Karl Urban - Munder; Emily Browning - Katie; Francesca Rettondini - Francesca; Boris Brkic - Chief Steward; Adam Bieshaar - First Officer; Iain Gardiner - Purser; Jamie Giddens - Friendly Officer; Robert Ruggiero - Captain; Cameron Watt - Second Officer
Credit
Richard Hobbs - Art Director, Photon VFX - Animator, Stephen Jones - Associate Producer, Tom McSweeney - Casting, Fiona McMaster - Casting, Richard Mirisch - Co-producer, Susan Levin - Co-producer, Margot Wilson - Costume Designer, Colin Fletcher - First Assistant Director, Steve Beck - Director, Roger Barton - Editor, Gilbert Adler - Executive Producer, Joel Silver - Executive Producer, Robert Zemeckis - Executive Producer, Bruce Berman - Executive Producer, Steve Richards - Executive Producer, John Frizzell - Composer (Music Score), K.N.B. EFX Group - Makeup Special Effects, JMB FX Studio - Makeup Special Effects, Graham "Grace" Walker - Production Designer, Gale Tattersall - Cinematographer, Gilbert Adler - Producer, Joel Silver - Producer, Robert Zemeckis - Producer, John Pogue - Producer, Mark Hanlon - Producer, Beverly Dunn - Set Designer, Christian Huband - Set Designer, Claudine Clark - Set Designer, Kate Lovejoy - Set Designer, David Nimmo - Set Designer, Dane A. Davis - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard Adrian - Sound/Sound Designer, Paul "Salty" Brincat - Sound/Sound Designer, Danny Baldwin - Stunts Coordinator, Mark Hanlon - Screen Story, John Pogue - Screenwriter, Mark Hanlon - Screenwriter, Danny Baldwin - Additional Cinematography, Dale Duguid - Visual Effects Supervisor, Photon VFX - Visual Effects Supervisor, Dane A. Davis - Supervising Sound Editor, Richard Adrian - Supervising Sound Editor
