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The Ship Sails On

Original title: E la nave va
  • 19831983
  • PGPG
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6.2K
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The Ship Sails On (1983)
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In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends ... Read allIn 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6.2K
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  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Tonino Guerra(story)
  • Stars
    • Freddie Jones
    • Barbara Jefford
    • Victor Poletti
Top credits
  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Tonino Guerra(story)
  • Stars
    • Freddie Jones
    • Barbara Jefford
    • Victor Poletti
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 6 nominations

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    Roger de Bellegarde and Fiorenzo Serra in The Ship Sails On (1983)
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    Victor Poletti in The Ship Sails On (1983)
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    Roger de Bellegarde and Fiorenzo Serra in The Ship Sails On (1983)
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    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Orlando
    Barbara Jefford
    Barbara Jefford
    • Ildebranda Cuffari
    Victor Poletti
    • Aureliano Fuciletto
    Peter Cellier
    Peter Cellier
    • Sir Reginald J. Dongby
    Elisa Mainardi
    Elisa Mainardi
    • Teresa Valegnani
    Norma West
    Norma West
    • Lady Violet Dongby Albertini
    Paolo Paoloni
    Paolo Paoloni
    • Il Maestro Albertini
    Sarah-Jane Varley
    • Dorotea
    Fiorenzo Serra
    • Il Granduca
    Pina Bausch
    Pina Bausch
    • La Principessa Lherimia
    Pasquale Zito
    • Il Conte di Bassano
    Linda Polan
    • Ines Ruffo Saltini
    Philip Locke
    Philip Locke
    • Il Primo Ministro
    Jonathan Cecil
    Jonathan Cecil
    • Ricotin
    Maurice Barrier
    Maurice Barrier
    • Ziloev
    Fred Williams
    Fred Williams
    • Sabatino Lepori
    Elisabeth Kaza
    Elisabeth Kaza
    • La produttrice
    Colin Higgins
    • Il capo della polizia
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini(story) (screenplay)
      • Tonino Guerra(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The song "Rhinoceros", by Utah Saints on their album Two, contains a sample of Michael Stipe, the R.E.M. singer, detailing the scenario of this film .
    • Quotes

      Orlando: Pum pum? The mountain's mouth? But it's a volcano's mouth. We're sitting on a volcano's mouth. Now I understood the metaphor! A tragedy.

    • Connections
      Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      La donna è mobile
      from 'Rigoletto'

      Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

    User reviews28

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    Tender exquisite
    This film is strange and beautiful- some of the scenes remain with me though I haven't seen it for 12 years. Most of all I recall the scene where the ship takes on a group of refugees somehow this funeral ship with its cargo of grieving operatic elite and exhausted stateless and utterly impoverished people becomes an image of great compassion and humanity and optimism even. I don't "understand" Fellini's films but I "felt" this one very passionately.
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    • suzmitz
    • Jul 27, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1983 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • German
      • Serbian
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • And the Ship Sails On
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Rai 1
      • Vides Produzione
      • Gaumont
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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