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Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

149 mins

Rating

6.55/10

Release Date

29 July 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Mary Treadwell

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

La Condesa

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Rieber

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Tenny

Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Dr. Schumann

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Jenny

George Segal

George Segal

David

José Greco

José Greco

Pepe

Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn

Glocken

Charles Korvin

Charles Korvin

Capt. Thiele

Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Lowenthal

Lilia Skala

Lilia Skala

Frau Hutten

BarBara Luna

BarBara Luna

Amparo

Christiane Schmidtmer

Christiane Schmidtmer

Lizzi

Alf Kjellin

Alf Kjellin

Freytag

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Lt. Huebner

John Wengraf

John Wengraf

Graf

Olga Fabian

Olga Fabian

Frau Schmitt

Gila Golan

Gila Golan

Elsa

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Lutz

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Hutten

Kaaren Verne

Kaaren Verne

Frau Lutz

Charles De Vries

Charles De Vries

Johann

Lydia Torea

Lydia Torea

Pastora

Henry Calvin

Henry Calvin

Fat Man

Paul Daniel

Paul Daniel

Carlos

David Renard

David Renard

Woodcarver

Rudy Carrela

Rudy Carrela

Ric

Silvia Marino

Silvia Marino

Rac

Anthony Brand

Anthony Brand

Guitarist

Leon Alton

Leon Alton

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

John Alvar

John Alvar

Student (uncredited)

Antonio 'el Bailarín'

Antonio 'el Bailarín'

Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

Eddie Baker

Eddie Baker

Prizak (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

Mushy Callahan

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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