Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

Movie |

Ocean Liner | 1930s

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Stanley Kramer, Marshall Schlom, John Veitch
  • Cast(s): Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 29min
  • Music: Ernest Gold,Maury Winetrobe,Charles J. Rice
  • Award(s): Oscar 1966 (Won)
    Oscar 1966 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Napoleon, The Aftermath
  • Story:
    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.
    Full Story
7.1/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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.
Ratings

7.1/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Oscar Award

Best Art DirectionSet Decoration BlackandWhite | 1966

Best Cinematography BlackandWhite | 1966

NBR Award

Best Actor For | 1966

Top Ten Films | 1966

Best Actor | 1966 | Lee

NYFCC Award

Best Actor | 1965

Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Costume Design BlackandWhite | 1966

Best Picture | 1966 | Stanley

Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1966

Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1966 | Simone

Best Writing Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | 1966 | Abby

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1966

Golden Globe Award

Best Motion Picture Drama | 1966

Best Actress Drama | 1966 | Simone

Best Actor Drama | 1966

BAFTA Film Award

Best Foreign Actor | 1966

Best Foreign Actress | 1966 | Simone

Golden Laurel Award

Supporting Performance Male | 1966

WGA (Screen) Award

Best Written American Drama | 1966 | Abby

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

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.

This was Vivien Leigh's final film before her death on July 8, 1967 at the age of 53.

Oskar Werner received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role despite being fifth billed in the movie.

Initially, director Stanley Kramer considered filming aboard an actual ship, but that was determined to be too difficult. A ship set was built at Columbia studios, and a second unit filmed backgrounds at sea. The ship set extended over four sound stages and had four levels. Special effects were done at Paramount studios, so the whole set was broken down into 44 sections, each measuring 16 x 12 feet, and trucked to Paramount according to an article in the 2 August 1964 edition of the Los Angeles Times.

Director Stanley Kramer carefully photographed Vivien Leigh in a gentle soft focus throughout the film, leading up to her climactic Charleston sequence, which he then shot in a cold, unforgiving sharp focus.

Popular Dialogues

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