And the Ship Sails On

And the Ship Sails On

132 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Oct. 7, 1983

In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.

And the Ship Sails On

132 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Oct. 7, 1983

And the Ship Sails On
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Gaumont, RAI, Vides Cinematografica, Societa Investimenti Milanese (S.I.M.)
Original title E la nave va
Directors Norma Giacchero, Andrea De Carlo, Gianni Arduini, Federico Fellini
Writers Tonino Guerra, Federico Fellini

Cast

Freddie Jones

as Orlando

Barbara Jefford

as Ildebranda Cuffari

Victor Poletti

as Aureliano Fuciletto

Fred Williams

as Sabatino Lepori

Peter Cellier

as Sir Reginald J. Dongby

Elisa Mainardi

as Teresa Valegnani

Norma West

as Lady Violet Dongby Albertini

Paolo Paoloni

as Il Maestro Albertini

Pina Bausch

as Principessa Lherimia

Maurice Barrier

as Ziolev

Janet Suzman

as Edmea Tutua

Sarah-Jane Varley

as Dorotea

Fiorenzo Serra

as Il Granduca

Gianni Di Segni

as Boiler Room Worker (uncredited)

Pasquale Zito

as Il Conte di Bassano

Linda Polan

as Ines Ruffo Saltini

Philip Locke

as Il Primo Ministro

Jonathan Cecil

as Ricotin

Elisabeth Kaza

as La produttrice

Colin Higgins

as Il capo della polizia

Vittorio Zarfati

as Secondo maestro Rubetti

Umberto Zuanelli

as Primo maestro Rubetti

Claudio Ciocca

as Secondo di bordo

Antonio Vezza

as Il capitano

Alessandro Partexano

as Ufficiale

Domenico Pertica

as Pastore

Claudio Zucchet

as Sailor (uncredited)