Ship of Fools with Vivien Leigh: DVD Cover

    Ship of Fools Director: Stanley Kramer Cast: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin

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    • DVD Release Date: 12/02/2003
    • Original Release: 1965
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 13,370
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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Start [:12]
    2. "My Name Is Karl Glocken." [2:37]
    3. Ship's Doctor & Captain [1:29]
    4. Luncheon Introductions [2:49]
    5. A Painter, Traveler & Ballplayer [13:43]
    6. "I Need Something to Help Me Sleep." [1:18]
    7. Mary & Jenny [7:41]
    8. An Artist & His Admirer [1:48]
    9. La Condesa & Dr. Schumann [3:19]
    10. The Riot [4:13]
    11. Pepe's Dance Troop [2:08]
    12. Johann's New Friend [4:40]
    13. Mary's 46th Birthday Party [2:14]
    14. A Prototypical Nazi [8:57]
    15. Not Exactly a Dancer [2:15]
    16. Two Strangers Become Friends [8:22]
    17. A Ballplayer's Lament [2:34]
    18. A Table With Better Company [4:56]
    19. Dog Overboard [10:09]
    20. In the Doctor's Cabin [7:15]
    21. Herr Rieber's Song [6:49]
    22. His Money or His Life [4:12]
    23. Beaten By a Panderer [10:14]
    24. Cabin 14 [:31]
    25. "For Me, The Voyage Is Over." [1:37]
    26. Still Thinking About Her [11:06]
    27. Heart Attack [8:32]
    28. Bremerhaven [2:48]

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    The first person the audience sees in Ship of Fools is dwarf Michael Dunn, who speaks to viewers directly and acts as a Greek chorus throughout the film. It begins on the deck of an ocean liner travelling from Vera Cruz to Bremerhaven. The time is the 1930s, so close and yet so far from war. The cross-section of humanity on board includes ship's doctor Oscar Werner, Spanish political activist Simone Signoret, aging coquette Vivien Leigh, hedonistic baseball player Lee Marvin, philosophical Jew Heinz Ruhmann, a smattering of pro- and anti-Hitlerites (Jose Ferrer plays the nastiest and most vocal "pro") and young lovers George Segal and Elizabeth Ashley. Yes, it's Grand Hotel at sea, a feast for stargazers and an endurance test for those who aren't comfortable with non-stop speechmaking. Despite such lines as "What can the Nazis do? Kill all six million of us?," Ship of Fools manages to stay afloat throughout its 148 minutes. Michael Dunn was nominated for an Academy Award for his interlocutory characterization; the rest of the performances range from brilliant to merely filling up the room. Other Oscars were presented to cinematographer Ernest Lazslo and to the art-direction staff. Ship of Fools was adapted by Abby Mann from the novel by Katharine Ann Porter. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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