Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

149 mins | Drama, Romance, War | July 29, 1965

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.

Ship of Fools

149 mins | Drama, Romance, War | July 29, 1965

Ship of Fools
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Columbia Pictures, Stanley Kramer Productions
Original title Ship of Fools
Directors Marshall Schlom, John Veitch, Stanley Kramer
Writers Katherine Anne Porter, Abby Mann

Cast

Vivien Leigh

as Mary Treadwell

Simone Signoret

as La Condesa

José Ferrer

as Rieber

Lee Marvin

as Tenny

Oskar Werner

as Dr. Schumann

Elizabeth Ashley

as Jenny

George Segal

as David

José Greco

as Pepe

Michael Dunn

as Glocken

Charles Korvin

as Capt. Thiele

Heinz Rühmann

as Lowenthal

Lilia Skala

as Frau Hutten

BarBara Luna

as Amparo

Alf Kjellin

as Freytag

Werner Klemperer

as Lt. Huebner

John Wengraf

as Graf

Olga Fabian

as Frau Schmitt

Gila Golan

as Elsa

Stanley Adams

as Hutten

Kaaren Verne

as Frau Lutz

Charles De Vries

as Johann

Lydia Torea

as Pastora

Henry Calvin

as Fat Man

Paul Daniel

as Carlos

David Renard

as Woodcarver

Rudy Carrela

as Ric

Silvia Marino

as Rac

Anthony Brand

as Guitarist

Leon Alton

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

John Alvar

as Student (uncredited)

Antonio 'el Bailarín'

as Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

Eddie Baker

as Prizak (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)