The film's interest lies in the excellent cast.
Comment
05/24/03
Ship of Fools (1965)
81
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:13
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 29 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer and Lee Marvin all give mature and passionate performances in this adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's 1962 novel recounting the voyage of a German ship... [More]
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Oskar Werner, Heinz Ruehmann
Director: Stanley Kramer
Get This Movie
Reviews for Ship of Fools
1 - 16 (sorted by comments)
Superb acting in an Abby Mann script that seldom descends into bathos.
11/07/07
A powerful, ironic film.
05/20/03
No review available.
03/12/04
No review available.
10/09/05
The black-and-white overlong, dated and uneven film, a less than endearing talk-fest, is rescued from drowning in a sea of words by its fine cast.
07/15/07
Prestigious and literary cinema at its most ponderous, transfer of Porter's novel to the the big screen by Kramer (the wrong director) is crude and pretentious, but some of the performances, particularly Signoret, Leigh and Dunn, are good.
07/30/07
No review available.
12/21/04
As glib as Stanley Kramer often is, there is probably nothing glibber in his entire output than this Abby Mann adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's novel.
01/01/00
Top CriticGRAND HOTEL on a boat. Interesting, but overlong and strained
08/07/02
Werner and Signoret were wonderful, and deserved their nominations.
02/28/02
No review available.
05/23/03
No review available.
03/11/03
All-star cast in ultimately grim tale.
01/04/05
Don't look now, but as you might expect with message-mad Kramer at the helm of this adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's novel, there's a heavy allegory aboard.
06/24/06
Director-producer Stanley Kramer and scenarist Abby Mann have distilled the essence of Katherine Anne Porter's bulky novel in a film that appeals to the intellect and the emotions.
11/07/07
1 - 16 (sorted by comments)
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Wes Anderson on Fox 
The director talks about puppetry perfection and his film, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Animated Oscar?
Hollywood.com ponders whether or not an animated film could win Best Picture.
TIME's Holiday Movie Preview
Richard Corliss previews the season's best offerings and hottest tickets.
Scenic Routes
The AV Club's Mike D'Angelo airs his beefs with Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds