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Overview
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Release Date:
October 1965 (Austria)
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Tagline:
EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP ... THEY ARE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!
Plot:
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era...
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Mirror Mirror and dwarfism at the movies
(From The Guardian - Film News. 6 April 2012, 8:52 AM, PDT)
Mark Povinelli: Mirror Mirror reflects frustrating times for dwarf actors
(From The Guardian - TV News. 6 April 2012, 8:52 AM, PDT)
(From Shadowlocked. 27 May 2012, 5:35 AM, PDT)
Mirror Mirror and dwarfism at the movies
(From The Guardian - Film News. 6 April 2012, 8:52 AM, PDT)
Mark Povinelli: Mirror Mirror reflects frustrating times for dwarf actors
(From The Guardian - TV News. 6 April 2012, 8:52 AM, PDT)
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An Imperfect Gem
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 (as Barbara Luna) |
| Alf Kjellin | ... | Freytag |
 | Christiane Schmidtmer | ... | Lizzi |
 | Werner Klemperer | ... | Lt. Huebner |
 | John Wengraf | ... | Graf |
| Olga Fabian | ... | Frau Schmitt |
 | Gila Golan | ... | Elsa |
| Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... | Lutz (as Oscar Beregi) |
 | Stanley Adams | ... | Professor Hutten |
| Kaaren Verne | ... | Frau Lutz (as Karen Verne) |
| Charles De Vries | ... | Johann (as Charles de Vries) |
| Henry Calvin | ... | Fat Man |
| Peter Mamakos | ... | Religious Man |
| Paul Daniel | ... | Carlos |
| David Renard | ... | Woodcarver |
| Lydia Torea | ... | Pastora |
| Rudy Carrela | ... | Ric (as Rudy Carrella) |
| Silvia Marino | ... | Rac |
| Anthony Brand | ... | Guitarist |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Alvar | ... | Student (uncredited) |
| Antonio | ... | Gypsy Dancer (uncredited) |
| Eddie Baker | ... | Prizak (uncredited) |
| Vicki Cos | ... | Flamenco dance troupe child (uncredited) |
| Walter Friedel | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Steven Geray | ... | Steward aboard Vera (uncredited) |
| Charles H. Radilak | ... | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
 | Rosario | ... | Carmen - Gypsy Dancer (uncredited) |
 | Bert Rumsey | ... | Second Officer (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Stanley Kramer | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Katherine Anne Porter | (novel) | |
| Abby Mann | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Stanley Kramer | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ernest Gold | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ernest Laszlo | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert C. Jones | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Robert Clatworthy | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Joseph Kish | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bill Thomas | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Virginia Jones | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ben Lane | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Production Management | |||
| Ivan Volkman | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John Veitch | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ernest Graber | .... | property master | |
| Bud Pine | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Harold Michelson | .... | illustrator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| James Z. Flaster | .... | sound | |
| Clem Portman | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Charles J. Rice | .... | sound supervisor | |
| James Richard | .... | sound effects | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John Burke | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
| Albert Whitlock | .... | special photographic effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Bob Herron | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dick Johnson | .... | camera operator (as Richard Johnson) | |
| Martin Kashuk | .... | company grip (as Marty Kaschuk) | |
| Seldon White | .... | chief electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Joe King | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Jean Louis | .... | designer: Ms. Leigh's clothes | |
Music Department | |||
| Ned Washington | .... | lyrics | |
| Maury Winetrobe | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Marshall Schlom | .... | script supervisor | |
| Boyd Cabeen | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Michelle Triola | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1965) (UK) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1965) (France) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (USA) (TV)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (video)
- Sony Pictures Television (USA) (TV)
- Pacific Title titles (as Pacific)
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Runtime:
149 min
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Spain:7 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12 (2007) | UK:A (1965) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Netherlands:18 (orginal rating)
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Trivia:
Oskar Werner would make a similar film 11 years later. Voyage of the Damned (1976) also was about a boatload of refugees heading back to Germany before the outbreak of the Second World War. It would prove to be Werner's final film.See more »
Goofs:
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.See more »
Quotes:
Bill Tenny:[Drunk] You know what I think?
Glocken:No.
Bill Tenny:I think you're a sawed-off intellectual.
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Glocken:No.
Bill Tenny:I think you're a sawed-off intellectual.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Cheers: Yacht of Fools (#6.16)" (1988)See more »
Soundtrack:
Tales from the Vienna WoodsSee more »
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A grim long voyage with an earnest script by the remarkable Abby Mann and a respectful Stanley Kramer at the helm. Assorted desperate characters makes the sailing a gripping one. When the extraordinary Simone Signoret, Oskar Werner and Vivien Leigh are on, we're there with them one hundred per cent. Simone Signoret's addicted Countess and Vivien Leigh's bitter and disillusioned middle age Southern woman touch and dominate the highest, most powerful moments. Their stories have an immediate resonance and their faces, wonderful, beautiful faces, carry a truth that is as pungent as it is undeniable. Painful yes, very painful but, as it happens with the best kind of drama, entertaining, compelling, cinematic. Jose Ferrer's German bore, George Segal and Elizabeth Ashley and even the wonderful Michael Dunn will make you sea sick at times but I will recommend it nonetheless just to admire and enjoy Vivien Leigh's Charleston or Simone Signoret looking at Oskar Werner with a mixture of love, lust, compassion and need. For collectors of imperfect gems.