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Ferry to Hong Kong
5.6 / 10• 1959• 1h 52m•NR• English
AdventureDramaAction
Storyline
Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao on the Fa Tsan, a ferry owned by Captain Hart. Conrad's papers are out of order and Macao refuses him entry. Unable to go ashore, Conrad is a permanent passenger on the ferry with Hart, who detests him. It's all one long, lazy voyage for Conrad until one fateful trip when an encounter with a typhoon and pirates forces Conrad to choose between an aimless drifter's life and becoming a man again.
Cast & Crew
Curd Jürgens
Mark Bertram Conrad
Lead
Orson Welles
Captain Hart
Sylvia Syms
Liz Ferrers
Jeremy Spenser
Miguel Henriques
Noel Purcell
Joe Skinner
Margaret Withers
Miss Carter
Roy Chiao
Johnny Sing-Up
Milton Reid
Yen
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lewis Gilbert's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ferry to Hong Kong is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
