Ship of Fools

Jul 29, 1965

2h 29m

★ 6.6

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

Overview

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 Dr. Schumann, who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Condesa. 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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer Productions

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Mary Treadwell

Vivien Leigh

La Condesa

Simone Signoret

Rieber

José Ferrer

Tenny

Lee Marvin

Dr. Schumann

Oskar Werner

Jenny

Elizabeth Ashley

David

George Segal

Pepe

José Greco

Glocken

Michael Dunn

Capt. Thiele

Charles Korvin

Lowenthal

Heinz Rühmann

Frau Hutten

Lilia Skala

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