Stanley Kramer and the limits of liberalism
Three movies from producer-director Stanley Kramer, spread across two decades, highlight his liberal sensibilities … and expose the limits of that liberalism in the face of a messy […]
Review: Ship of Fools (1965)
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner,
Vivien Leigh
Simone Signoret
José Ferrer
Lee Marvin
Oskar Werner
Plot: 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.
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