1965 Ship of Fools Lobby Card

Ship of Fools is a 1965 drama film directed by Stanley Kramer, set on board an ocean liner bound to Germany from Mexico in 1933. It stars a prominent ensemble cast including Vivien Leigh (in her final film role), Simone Signoret, José Ferrer and Lee Marvin. It also marked Christiane Schmidtmer’s first U.S. production.

Ship of Fools was highly regarded, with reviewers praising the cast’s performance but also noted the movie’s overlong (for 1965) runtime. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1966, including for Best Picture, Best Actor for Oskar Werner and Best Actress for Simone Signoret, and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Dunn; it won for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.

Presented is a 11×14 lobby cards from the 1965 film Ship of Fools. It shows mild display wear especially concentrated along the borders/edges.

1965 Ship of Fools Lobby Card