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October 1965 (Austria)
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EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP ... THEY ARE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!
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Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era...
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Won 2 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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13 nominations
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(2 articles)
Birthday Suits: Hamlets & Hydes
(From FilmExperience. 13 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
Akers, Balgord, McDermott Lead Cast Of Ship Of Fools Presented 5/12 In NYC
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 7 May 2009, 10:06 AM, PDT)
(From FilmExperience. 13 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
Akers, Balgord, McDermott Lead Cast Of Ship Of Fools Presented 5/12 In NYC
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 7 May 2009, 10:06 AM, PDT)
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The Love Boat as told by Ambrose Bierce
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vivien Leigh | ... | Mary Treadwell |
 | Simone Signoret | ... | La Condesa |
 | José Ferrer | ... | Rieber (as Jose Ferrer) |
 | Lee Marvin | ... | Tenny |
| Oskar Werner | ... | Dr. Schumann |
| Elizabeth Ashley | ... | Jenny |
 | George Segal | ... | David |
| José Greco | ... | Pepe (as Jose Greco) |
| Michael Dunn | ... | Glocken |
| Charles Korvin | ... | Capt. Thiele |
| Heinz Rühmann | ... | Lowenthal (as Heinz Ruehmann) |
 | Lilia Skala | ... | Frau Hutten |
 | Barbara Luna | ... | Amparo |
| Alf Kjellin | ... | Freytag |
| Christiane Schmidtmer | ... | Lizzi |
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Vivien Leigh's last film.
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Continuity: As the passengers disembark at the end, Johann pauses on the steps to watch Amparo walk by, when Tenny appears walking down the steps behind Johann. Immediately the film cuts to a shot of the gangplank above, where Tenny is seen just leaving the ship.
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Mary Treadwell:
Everybody on this ship is in love. Love me whether or not I love you. Love me whether I am fit to love. Love me whether I am able to love. Even is there is no such thing as love. Love me.
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Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Ship of Phil's (#5.24)" (1993)
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Heute abend geh'n wir bummeln auf der reeperbahn
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A modernist morality tale with several different dark, sardonic stories. It creates a strange mood with its post WWII sensibility superimposed on pre-Nazi German culture. It's like The Love Boat as told by Ambrose Bierce. The best story revolves around Oskar Werner as he takes care of Simone Signoret. He sits at her bedside and listens with his head at a ridiculous angle to show his complete understanding - their situations are parallel, but their compositions are worlds apart. His slow slide into oblivion is fascinating to watch.
But the best performance belongs to Vivien Leigh in her final film role. She is absolutely stunning as "the 46-year old coquette" (as Werner Klemperer puts it). It's a terrible tragedy that she was not able to make very many movies in her career.
However, I have never cared for George Segal or Elizabeth Ashley and they weaken the film - particularly Segal who seems overmatched by the other members of the cast. But I did enjoy the rest of the movie and it's well worth getting through their story to see it.