The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Saga of the Derelict, Mary Deare... the strange secret she carried... the desperate voyage and plot to sink her!

Directed by Michael Anderson

Produced by Blaustein-Baroda, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

1959105 min6.3 / 10

A tense maritime thriller about professional honor and redemption, built on the protagonist's desperate race against a sinking ship to expose sabotage and clear his name.

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Wreck of the Mary Deare scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Wreck of the Mary Deare easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does The Wreck of the Mary Deare end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Wreck of the Mary Deare sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Wreck of the Mary Deare violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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