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Ship of Fools (1965)

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Reviews Counted:6

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Average Rating:8.8/10

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... 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 as it leaves Mexico on its way to Bremerhaven, Germany, prior to World War II, in 1931. The film highlights how the voyage is fraught with anti-semitism, unrequited love, xenophobia and dissatisfied lives. [More]

Starring: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Oskar Werner, Heinz Ruehmann

Starring: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Oskar Werner, Heinz Ruehmann, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, George Segal, Elizabeth Ashley, Jose Greco, Heinz Ruhmann, Charles Korvin, Michael Dunn

Director: Stanley Kramer

Director: Stanley Kramer
Producer: Stanley Kramer

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