Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools
by Stanley Kramer

Ship of Fools
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Actor: Jos? Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner, Simone Signoret, Vivien Leigh
Director: Stanley Kramer
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Ernest Laszlo
Editor: Robert C. Jones
Writer: Katherine Anne Porter
Writer: Abby Mann
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 149 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-02
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation

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Movie Review: "S * O * S"
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great little obscure film--full of wonderful character actors, a stellar performance by Michael Dunn, little person. If you have wondered about Vivien Leigh as Scarlet O'Hara, well this proves that the lady could truly act, was a master at her craft. Lee Marvin is great, as always, though this is an unusual role for him to play. The movie is basically about the characters--the people on the ship, their internal dramas that are breaking to the surface. Giant results from a low budget. It CAN be done.

Summary of Ship of Fools

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/27/2008 Run time: 149 minutes Rating: Nr
An all-star drama in the grandest of Hollywood traditions, Ship of Fools is now a glossy, Oscar?-nominated relic from a bygone era, when actors were valued more than special effects. "Prestige" is the keyword in describing this high-toned Stanley Kramer production, and the passage of time brings the pros and cons of Kramer's filmmaking into stark relief. In adapting Katherine Anne Porter's acclaimed novel set aboard a German liner sailing from Mexico to Germany, Kramer and screenwriter Abby Mann (who shifted the story from 1931 to 1933) attempted to display the oncoming horror of Nazi Germany in microcosm, as represented by the ship's colorful variety of passengers, including maritally combative artists (George Segal, Elizabeth Ashley); a has-been baseball star (Lee Marvin); a pair of illicit lovers (Oskar Werner, Simone Signoret); a despondent divorc?e (Vivien Leigh, shockingly garish in her final film); and several others who play symbolic roles with varying degrees of obviousness. Porter's potent themes are somewhat deflated by Kramer's pompous, heavy-handed approach, but powerful acting remains. Having lost what relevance it had in 1965, Ship of Fools is still fascinating as a showcase for well-drawn characters (including an observant dwarf, played by the late, great Michael Dunn) whose inner lives and outward interactions reflect a turbulent world irrevocably headed for war. --Jeff Shannon

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