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And the Ship Sails On
One of the world's great directors invites you to join him on a voyage...
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
128 min
Release Date
1983-10-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
159
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Freddie Jones
Orlando
Barbara Jefford
Ildebranda Cuffari
Victor Poletti
Aureliano Fuciletto
Peter Cellier
Sir Reginald J. Dongby
Elisa Mainardi
Teresa Valegnani
Norma West
Lady Violet Dongby Albertini
Paolo Paoloni
Il Maestro Albertini
Sarah-Jane Varley
Dorotea
Fiorenzo Serra
Il Granduca
Pina Bausch
Principessa Lherimia
Pasquale Zito
Il Conte di Bassano
Linda Polan
Ines Ruffo Saltini
Philip Locke
Il Primo Ministro
Jonathan Cecil
Ricotin
Maurice Barrier
Ziolev
Fred Williams
Sabatino Lepori
Elisabeth Kaza
La Produttrice
Colin Higgins
Il Capo della Polizia
Vittorio Zarfati
Secondo Maestro Rubetti
Umberto Zuanelli
Primo Maestro Rubetti
Claudio Ciocca
Secondo di Bordo
Antonio Vezza
Il Capitano
Alessandro Partexano
Ufficiale
Domenico Pertica
Pastore
Christian Fremont
Marielle Duvelle
Helen Stirling
Janet Suzman
Edmea Tutua
Umberto Barone
Scala
Monica Bertolotti
Danika La Loggia
Roberto Caporali
Padre di Dorotea
Franca Maresa
Madre di Dorotea
Salvatore Calabrese
Banchiere
Johna Mancini
Segretario del Sovrintendente
Filippo De Gara
Francesco Scali
Cecilia Cerocchi
Moglie del Sovrintendente
Pietro Fumelli
Franco Angrisano
Il Cuoco
Ugo Fangareggi
Il Barista
Salvatore Billa
Cameriere (uncredited)
Aisha Bragadin
Moglie di Lepori (uncredited)
Roger de Bellegarde
Il Generale (uncredited)
Rolando De Santis
Il Cuoco (uncredited)
Carlo Di Giacomo
Sabatino Lepori (uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni
Boiler Room Worker (uncredited)
Wolf Gaudlitz
Segratario di Ildebranda (uncredited)
Raffaele Giangrande
(uncredited)
Roberto Jacar
(uncredited)
Julian Jenkins
(uncredited)
Adam Kotwizky
(uncredited)
Cesare Martignoni
Musician (uncredited)
Francesco Maselli
Guardiano del Rinoceronte (uncredited)
Andrew Lord Miller
Andrew, Sir Reginald's Secretary (uncredited)
Regina Nemni
Giovane Indovina (uncredited)
Salvatore Omnis
Maestro di Canto (uncredited)
Franco Ressel
Il Medico (uncredited)
Jean Schlegel
Sovraintendente (uncredited)
Fides Stagni
(uncredited)
Francesco Tiano
(uncredited)
Natale Tulli
Fuochista (uncredited)
Luigi Uzzo
Il Terzo di Bordo (uncredited)
Claudio Zucchet
Sailor (uncredited)
Ghirardo Leoni
(uncredited)
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