- HD 1080
- Runtime: 149m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Stanley Kramer
- Stars: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner
- keywords: ocean liner, 1930s
- Production_studio: Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP ... THEY ARE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!
- The Ship of Fools is featured in the top rankings of 1965
- #21 in Top Romance Movies of 1965
- #74 in Top Drama Movies of 1965
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era. The crew is German, including the ship's Dr. Schumann, who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Condesa. A young American woman, Jenny, is traveling with the man she loves, David. Jenny is fascinated and puzzled by just who some of the other passengers are.