The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (335 ratings)

Talented special effects and adventure director Michael Anderson (Around the World in 80 Days, 1956) keeps the suspense going in this drama about the wreck of the Mary Deare. John Sands (Charleton Heston) is the captain of a salvage ship that is almost rammed by the apparently abandoned Mary Deare.… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Michael Anderson
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Nov 6, 1959 Wide
On DVD
Nov 7, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Crisply done sea adventure.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Offbeat, compelling adventure-mystery tale featuring Cooper and Heston.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    This has all the makings of an Alfred Hitchcock Thriller, and I am told that he almost directed it. Charlton Heston and Gary Cooper combine there talents to make a truly unheard of 5 star film. My biggest surprise was that only 42 other people have review / seen this movie on… More

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