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Ship Of Fools (1965) Certificate 12

Ship Of Fools

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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(65%)
 
Starring: Vivien Leigh | Simone Signoret | Jose Ferrer | Lee Marvin
Director: Stanley Kramer
Studio: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 143 mins
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Dubbed: French, Italian
Hearing-impaired: English
Subtitles: Dutch, Finnish, Romanian, Danish, Greek, Hindi, French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Arabic, Swedish, Norwegian
Released: February 05, 2007

Vivien Leigh and Simone Signoret headline a stellar cast in the acclaimed drama about German exileswho are not allowed to anchor at American ports. In the high class section are several well-to-do people, while below deck are a horde of sugar field workers returning to Spain after a season of work in Cuba. The ship is a hot bed of disillusionment, prejudice anddelusions of grandeur.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Never a dull word; pure passion and a brilliant script. Best film for 40 years.

A Customer from Dorchester, 19th December, 2008

This is a wonderful film: thoughtful, exquisitely paced, and full of the genuine drama that occurs when fine actors are left alone to work with a fine script. There is no padding and never a dull word. It is an examination of the human condition, people's relationships with themselves and others. The cinematography is unusually adroit - the pace is brisk and witty, flitting from drama to comedy to philosophy and back with skilled agility. Yet there are some of the most moving passages you could wish for, long close-ups of superb actors in perfect cameo performances. This is an ideal film for New Year's day - enthralling, contemplative, and atmospheric. I can't imagine why they don't show it on telly every year. It is a film for grown-ups in the true sense: no sex scenes, but an examination of passion and a lot to think about.

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Rated 4.0 stars
Don't look for action in this rather long movie.

A Customer from London, England, 16th March, 2007

The Period setting is Hitler's rise to power in the thirties. It's rather a long movie at almost two and a half hours, if you don't know the movie then I don't think you will like it, BUT, it has great actors and actresses giving supreme performances.

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