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Ship of Fools

(1965)

July 29, 1965• 2h 29m
66%
TMDB Score

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.

Stanley Kramer

Director

Top Billed Cast

VL

Vivien Leigh

Mary Treadwell

SS

Simone Signoret

La Condesa

JF

José Ferrer

Rieber

LM

Lee Marvin

Tenny

OW

Oskar Werner

Dr. Schumann

EA

Elizabeth Ashley

Jenny

GS

George Segal

David

JG

José Greco

Pepe

MD

Michael Dunn

Glocken

CK

Charles Korvin

Capt. Thiele

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