Movie
Ship of Fools
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1965-07-29
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vivien Leigh as Mary Treadwell
- Simone Signoret as La Condesa
- José Ferrer as Rieber
- Lee Marvin as Tenny
- Oskar Werner as Dr. Schumann
- Elizabeth Ashley as Jenny
- George Segal as David
- José Greco as Pepe
- Michael Dunn as Glocken
- Charles Korvin as Capt. Thiele
- Heinz Rühmann as Lowenthal
- Lilia Skala as Frau Hutten
Crew
- Stanley Kramer - Director
- Abby Mann - Screenplay
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