The Lost Continent (1968)

The Captain (Eric Porter) of an old freighter is carrying a disparate group of passengers from Africa to South America. The freighter is also carrying an illegal cargo of dangerous explosives that will explode if contact is made with water and with a hurricane on the way, this is a potential disaster waiting to happen. Based on the novel UNCHARTED SEAS by Dennis Wheatley and directed by Michael Carreras (CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB). A more apt title for this Hammer production would be SHIP OF FOOLS. With their lives in peril, the passengers seem indifferent to their fate so it's difficult to care what happens to them. That's pretty much the first half of the movie. The second half after they're adrift on the open sea is considerably less interesting as it turns into a ludicrous tale of man killing seaweed and a group of Spaniards lost in time on an uncharted island. I watched an extended transfer about 10 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. It's not boring but it's not very good either. With Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley, Nigel Stock and Dana Gillespie.