Ship Of Fools.

Portrays an allegorical voyage aboard a passenger freighter bound from Vera Cruz to Bremerhaven in 1933 of a confused world.

The characters board a German ocean liner in Veracruz, Mexico, for a voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany, along with 600 displaced workers in steerage. Some are happy to be bound for a rising Nazi Germany, some are apprehensive. The ship's doctor, Schumann, takes a special interest in La Condesa, a countess from Cuba who has an addiction to drugs.

Credits

Cast
Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Lee Marvin, José Ferrer, Oskar Werner, Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Ship Of Fools. Columbia Pictures Corp. 149 Min., Sd., B&W, 35 Mm. Based On Katherine Anne Porter's Ship Of Fools. © Columbia Pictures Corp.; 1aug65; Lp31095. , Portrays an allegorical voyage aboard a passenger freighter bound from Vera Cruz to Bremerhaven in 1933 of a confused world. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — format, color, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  3. Wikidata · Q1169951 ↗ — length, country