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Ship of Fools

EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP ... THEY ARE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!

6.6

1965•2h 29m

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.

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Cast

Photo of Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Mary Treadwell

Photo of Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

La Condesa

Photo of José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Rieber

Photo of Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Tenny

Photo of Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Jenny

Photo of George Segal

George Segal

David

Photo of José Greco

José Greco

Pepe

Photo of Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn

Glocken

Photo of Charles Korvin

Charles Korvin

Capt. Thiele

Photo of Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Lowenthal

Photo of Lilia Skala

Lilia Skala

Frau Hutten

Photo of BarBara Luna

BarBara Luna

Amparo

Photo of Christiane Schmidtmer

Christiane Schmidtmer

Lizzi

Photo of Alf Kjellin

Alf Kjellin

Freytag

Photo of Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Lt. Huebner

Photo of John Wengraf

John Wengraf

Graf

Photo of Olga Fabian

Olga Fabian

Frau Schmitt

Photo of Gila Golan

Gila Golan

Elsa

Photo of Oscar Beregi Jr.

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Lutz

Photo of Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Hutten

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