Fresh
Director-producer Stanley Kramer and scenarist Abby Mann have distilled the essence of Katherine Anne Porter's bulky novel in a film that appeals to the intellect and the emotions.
Variety Staff, Variety
Ship of Fools
EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP– THEY'RE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!
1965 · 2h 29m · Approved
Drama, Romance, War
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
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Ship of Fools
Overview
A varied group of passengers aboard a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.
Director and cast
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Rotten
Don't look now, but as you might expect with message-mad Kramer at the helm of this adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's novel, there's a heavy allegory aboard.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
A powerful, ironic film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten
As glib as Stanley Kramer often is, there is probably nothing glibber in his entire output than this Abby Mann adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's novel.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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