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Ship of Fools

1965 film by Stanley Kramer
Movie film Q1169951
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Summary

Ship of Fools is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,893 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Stanley Kramer[6]
  • Screenwriter: Abby Mann[7], Katherine Anne Porter[8]
  • Composer: Ernest Gold[9]
  • Genre: war film[10], drama film[11]
  • Based on: Ship of Fools[12]
  • Cast member: Vivien Leigh[13], Simone Signoret[14], Lee Marvin[15], José Ferrer[16], Oskar Werner[17], George Segal[18], Heinz Rühmann[19], Lilia Skala[20], Alf Kjellin[21], Henry Calvin[22], Michael Dunn[23], Elizabeth Ashley[24], Charles Korvin[25], Christiane Schmidtmer[26]
  • Producer: Stanley Kramer[27]
  • Production company: Stanley Kramer Productions[28]
  • Director of photography: Ernest Laszlo[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Spanish[30], German[31], English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 6.7/10[34], 60%[35]
  • Color: black-and-white[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1965[38]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[39], Netflix[40]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Carol Daniels[41]
  • Narrative location: Atlantic Ocean[42]
  • Main subject: seamanship[43], antisemitism[44], fascism[45]
  • Film editor: Robert C. Jones[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[47], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[48], Academy Award for Best Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Actress[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[51], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[52], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[53], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[54], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[55], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[56]
  • Title: Ship of Fools[57]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[58]

Why It Matters

Ship of Fools has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Ship of Fools receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

Elizabeth Ashley film George Segal Heinz Rühmann José Ferrer Katherine Anne Porter Lee Marvin Netflix Oskar Werner ship Simone Signoret Stanley Kramer United States Vivien Leigh

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  28. [30] ↑ . fandango.com. fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  55. [57] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa'
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    Production designer → Robert Clatworthy
    Publication date → +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Abby Mann, Katherine Anne Porter
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