Ship of Fools (film)
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| Ship of Fools | |
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| Directed by | Stanley Kramer |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
| Written by | Katherine Anne Porter (novel) Abby Mann |
| Starring | Vivien Leigh Simone Signoret José Ferrer Lee Marvin |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 29, 1965 (USA premiere) |
| Running time | 149 min. |
| Language | English German Spanish |
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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.
It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White 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. Vivien Leigh was awarded the French equivalent of the Oscar for her role.
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Not as a Stranger • The Pride and the Passion • The Defiant Ones • On the Beach • Inherit the Wind • Judgment at Nuremberg • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Ship of Fools • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner • The Secret of Santa Vittoria • R.P.M. • Bless the Beasts & Children • Oklahoma Crude • The Domino Principle • The Runner Stumbles
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