Ship of Fools (1965)

6.6/10 149 min Drama Romance

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.

Cast

Vivien Leigh

Mary Treadwell

Simone Signoret

La Condesa

José Ferrer

Rieber

Lee Marvin

Tenny

Oskar Werner

Dr. Schumann

Elizabeth Ashley

Jenny

George Segal

David

José Greco

Pepe

Michael Dunn

Glocken

Charles Korvin

Capt. Thiele

Heinz Rühmann

Lowenthal

Lilia Skala

Frau Hutten

BarBara Luna

Amparo

Christiane Schmidtmer

Lizzi

Alf Kjellin

Freytag

Werner Klemperer

Lt. Huebner

John Wengraf

Graf

Olga Fabian

Frau Schmitt

Gila Golan

Elsa

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Lutz

Recommendations

Blind
Titanic
Titanic
Racing with the Moon
Nine Lives
The Sleeping Dictionary
Not Easily Broken
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Life in a Year
When Nietzsche Wept
The Best of Me
Remember
The Yellow Handkerchief
We
Salome
The Way We Were
Julia
The Poseidon Adventure
Untamed Heart