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58% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 76% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings When an eclectic group of passengers boards a cruise ship bound for prewar Germany, they form a microcosm of 1930s society. One ...
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- Vivien Leigh
- Stanley Kramer
- Stanley Kramer Productions
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Roger Moore Movie Nation. An all-star melodrama in the “Grand Hotel/Airport” model, it’s a slow-moving disaster about a slow-moving disaster ...
86 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10/10. An all-star cast en route to Germany as Hitler takes power. blanche-2 17 August 2006. "Ship of Fools" it may be, but it is also a Ship of Stars: Oskar Werner, Vivien Leigh, Lee Marvin, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer, Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal, and Michael Dunn.
Feb 15, 2012 · The hour or more after the ship hits the iceberg remains spellbinding. The material leading up to that point is a combination of documentary footage from the ocean floor, romantic melodrama, and narration by a centenarian named Rose. The production brings to life the opulence of the great iron ship.
Ship of Fools, which was based on Katherine Anne Porter's 1962 novel of the same name, was highly regarded, with reviewers praising the cast's performance but also noting the movie's overlong (for 1965) runtime.
- $3,500,000 (rentals) Anticipated rentals accruing distributors in North America
- Stanley Kramer Productions
- Stanley Kramer
- Ernest Gold
Aug 5, 2019 · To say the least, I found the direction unacceptable. 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. It’s always one step closer to a disaster film than an art film, but is watchable as a Grand Hotel (1932) at sea.
Apr 11, 2013 · April 11, 2013. Twenty six days of travel is ahead for passengers on the Ship of Fools, most of them German’s pushing headlong into a Nazi occupation. Blissfully unaware of the repercussions towards their anti-semantic attitudes, these melodramatic socialites are stifling within their own worlds.
