Ship of Fools
by Stanley Kramer
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Actor: Jos? Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner, Simone Signoret, Vivien LeighDirector: 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
Movie Reviews of Ship of Fools
Movie Review: 2.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 3 Stars
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Ship of Fools tells the story of various passengers on an ocean liner heading for pre-WWII Nazi Germany by unwisely ignoring the more interesting sociopolitical themes in order to focus on the more leaden soap opera type interactions between the passengers; something of a forerunner to Irwin Allen's later blockbusters in this regard (though without a disaster) it's not a film to make time for.
Summary of Ship of Fools
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/27/2008 Run time: 149 minutes Rating: NrAn 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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