Oct 24th  
Voyage of the Damned*    
(GB 1976)
Rank/ITC. 155m.

In May 1939 the German liner St. Louis leaves Hamburg with several Jewish refugees bound for Cuba, who subsequently refuse to accept them, as do other countries.
A rather sombre voyage, not only historically but also cinematically, with some individual moving performances and vignettes among the all-star line-up, only some of whom get a long enough look-in. Its themes (sadly) could not be more relevant today in so many ways.

Written by: Steve Shagan, David Butler, based on the book by Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts.
Producers: Robert Fryer, William Hill.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg.
Starring: Oskar Werner, faye Dunaway, Max Von Sydow, Malcolm McDowell, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker, Lynne Frederick, Denholm Elliott, Leonard Rossiter, Helmut Griem, Orson Welles, Jose Ferrer, James Mason, Victor Spinetti, Katherine Ross, Wendy Hiller, Luther Adler, Julie Harris, Maria Schell, Nehemiah Persoff, Janet Suzman, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan Pryce.
Photography: Billy Williams.
Music: Lalo Schifrin.
Production Design: Wilfred Shingleton.