Ship of Fools (1965)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 29min
- Drama, Romance
- Oct 1965 (Austria)
- Movie
- Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Vivien Leigh | ... |
Mary Treadwell
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| Simone Signoret | ... |
La Condesa
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| José Ferrer | ... |
Siegfried Rieber
(as Jose Ferrer)
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| Lee Marvin | ... |
Bill Tenny
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| Oskar Werner | ... |
Dr. Wilhelm Schumann
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| Elizabeth Ashley | ... |
Jenny Brown
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| George Segal | ... |
David Scott
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| José Greco | ... |
Pepe
(as Jose Greco)
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| Michael Dunn | ... |
Karl Glocken
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| Charles Korvin | ... |
Kapitän Thiele
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| Heinz Rühmann | ... |
Julius Löwenthal
(as Heinz Ruehmann)
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| Lilia Skala | ... |
Frau Hutten
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| BarBara Luna | ... |
Amparo
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| Christiane Schmidtmer | ... |
Lizzi Spöckenkieker
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| Alf Kjellin | ... |
Herr Freytag
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| Werner Klemperer | ... |
Hübner, 3. Offizier
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| John Wengraf | ... |
Graf
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| Olga Fabian | ... |
Frau Schmitt
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| Gila Golan | ... |
Elsa Lutz
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| Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... |
Herr Lutz
(as Oscar Beregi)
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| Stanley Adams | ... |
Professor Hutten
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| Karen Verne | ... |
Frau Lutz
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Charles De Vries | ... |
Graf's Neffe Johann
(as Charles de Vries)
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Lydia Torea | ... |
Pastora
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| Henry Calvin | ... |
Fat Man
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Paul Daniel | ... |
Carlos
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| David Renard | ... |
Woodcarver
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Rudy Carrela | ... |
Ric
(as Rudy Carrella)
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Silvia Marino | ... |
Rac
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Anthony Brand | ... |
Guitarist
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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John Alvar | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Eddie Baker | ... |
Prizak (uncredited)
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| Mushy Callahan | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Garrett Cassell | ... |
Fireman (uncredited)
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Vicki Cos | ... |
Flamenco Dance Troupe Child (uncredited)
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Harry Denny | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| Minta Durfee | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| Antonio El Bailarín | ... |
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
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Charles Fogel | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Walter Friedel | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Steven Geray | ... |
Steward aboard Vera (uncredited)
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Mickey Golden | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| George Hickman | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| Peter Mamakos | ... |
Religious Man (uncredited)
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| Tina Menard | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Daniel Nunez | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Charles H. Radilak | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Rosario | ... |
Carmen - Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
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| Bert Rumsey | ... |
Second Officer (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Man Awaiting Passengers (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Man Awaiting Passengers (uncredited)
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| Jesse Wayne | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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John Zimeas | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stanley Kramer | ||
Written by
| Katherine Anne Porter | ... | (based on "Ship of Fools") |
| Abby Mann | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Stanley Kramer | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Ernest Gold | ||
Cinematography by
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert C. Jones | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Clatworthy | ||
Set Decoration by
| Joseph Kish | ||
Costume Design by
| Bill Thomas | ||
Makeup Department
| Virginia Jones | ... | hair stylist |
| Ben Lane | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Ivan Volkman | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Veitch | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ernest Graber | ... | property master |
| Bud Pine | ... | construction coordinator |
| Harold Michelson | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James Z. Flaster | ... | sound |
| Clem Portman | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Charles J. Rice | ... | sound supervisor |
| James Richard | ... | sound effects |
Special Effects by
| John Burke | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| Albert Whitlock | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Carol Daniels | ... | stunt double: Elizabeth Ashley (uncredited) |
| Bob Herron | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Victor Paul | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ted White | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dick Johnson | ... | camera operator (as Richard Johnson) |
| Martin Kashuk | ... | company grip (as Marty Kaschuk) |
| Seldon White | ... | chief electrician |
| James Saper | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joe King | ... | costume supervisor |
| Jean Louis | ... | designer: Ms. Leigh's clothes |
Music Department
| Ned Washington | ... | lyrics |
| Maury Winetrobe | ... | music editor |
| Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marshall Schlom | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Leah Bernstein | ... | executive secretary to producer (uncredited) |
| Boyd Cabeen | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Michelle Triola | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia (1965) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1965) (France) (theatrical)
- Kamera (1965) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft m.b.H. (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1966) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (2004) (Japan) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Winkler Film (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Powerhouse Films (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (video)
- Sony Pictures Television (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Pacific Title (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
1933: An ocean liner belonging to a second-rate German company is making a twenty-six day voyage from Veracruz, Mexico to Bremerhaven, Germany. Along the way it will stop in Cuba to pick up a large group of Spanish farm laborers who are being shipped home and who will be housed like cattle in steerage. There it will also pick up La Condesa, a Spanish countess. It will stop in Tenerife, where the farm workers will disembark and where La Condesa will be sent to a German-run prison for her "traitorous" activities in Cuba. This voyage will be the last of three for the ship's doctor, Willi Schumann, who has a serious heart ailment and who thought he could find some meaning to his life through this job. Willi and La Condesa fall in love, with the ship's Captain Thiele, who is Willi's closest friend on board, believing the drug-addicted La Condesa is only using him to get her fixes. Willi and La Condesa have to figure out if there is a future for them after the voyage, as Willi's life also includes a wife and sons back in Bremerhaven. Among the other motley crew of passengers are: Mary Treadwell, a middle-aged American divorcée who is trying to recapture her youth; Tenny, a middle-aged American ex-baseball player who laments never having made it big in the game; David and Jenny, a young American couple who say they are in love but who have to overcome their fundamental differences in social standing and life outlooks; Rieber, a middle-aged German Nazi sympathizer who is traveling with a young woman companion and who lords his beliefs over the other German passengers, who in turn are either so self-absorbed with their own lives and/or just don't care to notice what is happening in Germany with the Nazis; and Lowenthal and Glocken, a German Jew and a German dwarf respectively, who are "paired" as the outsiders among those in first class. Their encounters, plus those with a rambunctious pair of children, two German teenagers who are coming into their sexual being but are having problems overcoming issues they face, and a troupe of gypsy entertainers whose women are pimped out by their leader, lead to an interesting voyage. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP ... THEY ARE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE! See more » |
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| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Vivien Leigh was subject to bouts of depression and alcoholism and was abrasive to fellow actors. There was a rocky start to her relationship with Lee Marvin, complaining about his stale alcohol breath. Eventually, the two became highly unlikely good friends. See more » |
| Goofs | Although set in 1933, the hairstyles and costumes are decidedly mid-1960s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Heute abend geh'n wir bummeln auf der Reeperbahn See more » |
| Quotes |
Rieber:
Lowenthal, you know it is a historical fact that the Jews are the basis of our misfortunes. Lowenthal: Of course. Rieber: You agree? Lowenthal: Of course. The Jews and the bicycle riders. Rieber: The bicycle riders? Why the bicycle riders? Lowenthal: Why the Jews? See more » |