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Ship of Fools

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

Starring: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner

Writer: Abby Mann, Katherine Anne Porter

Release Date:
July 29, 1965
Ratings:
6.6 / 10
Director:
Stanley Kramer
Companies:
Stanley Kramer Productions

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.