A couple of years ago, the retro channel featured "Ships of fools", a very intense movie from 1965. It was based on a novel by the same name.
The story is very complicated about a collection of characters traveling in a German ship from Veracruz, Mexico, to Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1933.
Let me share a couple of observations.
First, it is a very long movie, i.e. 149 minutes! Get ready for a long movie. This is not your typical 90-100 minute movie.
Second, you need to be familiar with what happening in Europe or the world in 1933. Otherwise, you may miss some of the political comments or not appreciate the context of the story.
Overall, a very good movie but I did not read the book. My experience is that often the book is better.
The story is very complicated about a collection of characters traveling in a German ship from Veracruz, Mexico, to Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1933.
Let me share a couple of observations.
First, it is a very long movie, i.e. 149 minutes! Get ready for a long movie. This is not your typical 90-100 minute movie.
Second, you need to be familiar with what happening in Europe or the world in 1933. Otherwise, you may miss some of the political comments or not appreciate the context of the story.
Overall, a very good movie but I did not read the book. My experience is that often the book is better.
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