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Ship of Fools (1965)

12 149 min  -  Drama | Romance | War  -   October 1965 (Austria)
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Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era... See full summary »

Director:

Stanley Kramer

Writers:

Katherine Anne Porter (novel), Abby Mann (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vivien Leigh ...
Simone Signoret ...
José Ferrer ...
Rieber (as Jose Ferrer)
Lee Marvin ...
Oskar Werner ...
Elizabeth Ashley ...
George Segal ...
José Greco ...
Pepe (as Jose Greco)
Michael Dunn Michael Dunn ...
Glocken
Charles Korvin Charles Korvin ...
Capt. Thiele
Heinz Rühmann Heinz Rühmann ...
Lowenthal (as Heinz Ruehmann)
Lilia Skala ...
Frau Hutten
Barbara Luna ...
Amparo
Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin ...
Freytag
Christiane Schmidtmer ...
Lizzi
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Storyline

Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era. The crew is German, including the ship's doctor who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Contessa. A young American woman, Jenny, is traveling with the man she loves, David. Jenny is fascinated and puzzled by just who some of the other passengers are. The once famous Mary Treadwell gets much of her attention. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ship | Traveling | German | 1930s | Ship's Doctor  | See more »

Taglines:

EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP ... THEY ARE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Spanish

Release Date:

(Austria) See more »

Also Known As:

Das Narrenschiff See more »

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

When Lowenthal mentions the funeral of Kaiserin Viktoira, he is referring to the wife of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Victoria was a daughter of Queen Victoria of England. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Although set in 1933, the hairstyles and costumes are decidedly mid-sixties. See more »

Quotes

Lowenthal: How old are you?
Elsa: Sixteen.
Lowenthal: Adolescence. What is adolescence? Adolescence is a time when people worry about things there's no need to worry about. Sixteen... I promise you, at seventeen you will be even more charming than you are now. At twenty-one, you will be gorgeous. And at twenty-five... devastating! And I won't stand any argument!
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Soundtracks

"Tales from the Vienna Woods"
Music by Johann Strauß (as Josef Strauss, Jr.) See more »