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Ship of Fools

Movie · 1965 · 149 min

A slow, talky voyage where a large cast of passengers quietly reveals their prejudices and fears, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

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1965 film by Stanley Kramer
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Year
1965
Runtime
149 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • isolation
  • power
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Written by
Katherine Anne Porter, Abby Mann
Starring
Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Lee Marvin, José Ferrer, George Segal, Oskar Werner, Heinz Rühmann, Elizabeth Ashley
Music
Ernest Gold
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
149 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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