Ship of Fools
Directed by	Stanley Kramer
Produced by	Stanley Kramer
Written by	Abby Mann Katherine Anne Porter (novel)
Starring	Vivien Leigh Simone Signoret Oskar Werner José Ferrer Lee Marvin Michael Dunn
Music by	Ernest Gold
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Editing by	Robert C. Jones
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	July 29, 1965 (USA premiere)
Running time	149 min.
Country	USA
Language	English German Spanish

Ship of Fools is a 1965 film which tells the overlapping stories of several passengers aboard an ocean liner during the 1930s. It stars Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner, Michael Dunn, Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal, José Greco and Heinz Rühmann.

The movie was adapted by Abby Mann from the novel of the same name by Katherine Anne Porter. It was directed by Stanley Kramer.

It was to be Vivien Leigh's last film. The Fat Man was portrayed by Henry Calvin who was known for starring on Walt Disney's TV series Zorro as Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Cast

• Vivien Leigh ... Mary Treadwell
• Simone Signoret ... La Condesa
• José Ferrer ... Siegfried Rieber
• Lee Marvin ... Bill Tenny
• Oskar Werner ... Dr. Willie Schumann
• Elizabeth Ashley ... Jenny Brown
• George Segal ... David
• José Greco ... Pepe
• Michael Dunn ... Carl Glocken
• Charles Korvin ... Capt. Thiele
• Heinz Rühmann ... Julius Lowenthal
• Lilia Skala ... Frau Hutten
• Barbara Luna ... Amparo
• Christiane Schmidtmer ... Lizzi Spokentidler
• Alf Kjellin ... Freytag
• Henry Calvin ... Fat Man

[edit] Awards

The film won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Kish) and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Oskar Werner), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michael Dunn), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Simone Signoret), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. ^[1] Vivien Leigh was awarded the French equivalent of the Oscar for her role.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ship of Fools at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Films directed by Stanley Kramer 1950s Not as a Stranger • The Pride and the Passion • The Defiant Ones (1958) • On the Beach (1959) 1960s Inherit the Wind (1960) • Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Ship of Fools (1965) • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) • The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) 1970s R.P.M. • Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) • Oklahoma Crude • The Domino Principle (1977) • The Runner Stumbles (1979)