Ghost Ship (2002) is a
horror film directed by
Steve Beck. The fictional ship
Antonia Graza featured in the movie is based on a real life Italian
ocean liner, the
SS Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956 after colliding with the MS Stockholm near
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
[David Harley Looks Back on 13 Memorable Death Scenes of the Decade] This was shot in
Queensland,
Australia and
Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada. It stars
Gabriel Byrne,
Julianna Margulies, and
Emily Browning.
Plot
The film opens aboard an Italian ocean liner, Antonia Graza, in May 1962. Dozens of wealthy passengers enjoy dancing in the ship's luxurious ballroom while a beautiful Italian woman (
Francesca Rettondini) sings "Senza Fine." Galley crew wheel carts of soup around as stewards carry trays of champagne and wine. On the bow deck, more passengers dance on a platform surrounded by a cable attached to a mast. Away from the party in an outer room, a gloved hand pulls a switch that causes a spool to reel in a thin wire cable at high speed.