edalweber This movie has some spectacular scenes but too much about it makes no sense.Why should the captain be so obcessed about making a record trip in a ship headed for the scrap heap? And all the things in the boiler room that were defective, no matter how old the ship was or what was its intended fate, passenger ships were carefully inspected before each voyage, No inspector would have failed to make sure something as critical as a steam gage or safety valve was working. That kind of thing was constantly checked.Nor would an engineer in charge have to worry about begging a higher up for taking action immediately.He would have immediately cut off the fuel oil supply to all boilers to reduce pressure until he had checked everything out.Nobody in this thing uses the least common sense.And as far as the woman trapped, the sensible thing,AGAIN" would be to round up some strong male passengers to help.get a heavy beam or oron bar to use as a lever, with something to use as shims to prevent the wall from falling back down as pressure was released.FIRST clearing all the depris out of the room so you could see what you were doing,you could have leavered the wall clear in a fraction of the time,far more quickly than bothering with the cutting torch,which could never have cleared things in the few minutes shown.At the time people regarded the trashing of the fine old liner as desecration to make this thing,It is a great pity that no one thought of preserving it as a hotel like the Queen Mary.

Leofwine_draca THE LAST VOYAGE is a little-known but surprisingly excellent American disaster movie from 1960. It feels very much like the producers saw and loved A NIGHT TO REMEMBER and wanted a slice of the same action. This film's gimmick was that they sunk a real ship for greater authenticity, although some superimposed special effects are stil utilised. The film starts the disaster action from the get-go and never lets up until the final scene. It feels very much like a precursor to the disaster cycle of the 1970s and is easily on par with THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. Robert Stack is the dogged hero trying to rescue his trapped wife and George Sanders the idiot captain who refuses to call for help. My favourite character is hulking crew man Woody Strode, stripped to the waste and helping out at every turn. The film's remarkable suspense scenes and incredibly realistic climax help to lift it into classic status and I look forward to revisiting it in future.

ranger7774 This movie isn't too bad for 1960. It is a G rated film and is kind of nerve racking. The narration reminds me of a docu-drama type of film along the lines of 13 Rue Madeleine or Boomerang. Some of the rescue scenes are very amplified and prolonged for tension effect. The lack of a film score in most of the movie is quite effective too. Dorothy Malone is quite beautiful in this and the little girl, although overly dramatic, does pretty well for such a small child.There is a major blooper at the end. No one thus far has mentioned it. I caught it right away when I saw it. This is the first time I have seen the movie since 1960 at the Boulevard Drive In Theatre on Camp Bowie in Ft. Worth. I recall this movie back then. It impressed me for its realism being an 11 year old at the time.The blooper concerns Edmund O' Brien. Count the people getting off the ship at the end and watch closely you will catch it. Also count them getting in the lifeboat once they swim out there and count them swimming. You will see the error. Its pretty big.JW.

DKosty123 This is sort of an old type Hollywood movie only for 1960 it has a different theme and look. It is an old type because it it stuck having to have the mostly happy ending where the main characters have to survive the film. It is a different look because of the scenery and effects.Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone star in an aging ocean liner which has a fire and then proceeds to sink despite all efforts to save her. Meanwhile Stack's wife is trapped under a steel beam and he works at trying to save her. The couples daughter is on board too and both parents try to make sure she is safe.The film does precede later disaster films with scenes which the viewer about the perils the ship is in. The acting is predictably wooden as Stack and his trapped wife shows the most emotion of anyone.Unlike the fully matured disaster movies of the 1970's no one dies on screen, and the confusion of the scenes is so complete that the viewer has no idea who survives much less the crew of the ship.