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Ferry to Hong Kong
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Ferry to Hong Kong

1959-10-29 · 112 min · ★ 5.6

Adventure · Drama · Action

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.

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Directors
Lewis Gilbert
Production companies
The Rank Organisation, Pinewood Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Curd JürgensCurd JürgensMark Bertram Conrad
Orson WellesOrson WellesCaptain Hart
Sylvia SymsSylvia SymsLiz Ferrers
Jeremy SpenserJeremy SpenserMiguel Henriques
Noel PurcellNoel PurcellJoe Skinner
Margaret WithersMargaret WithersMiss Carter
Roy ChiaoRoy ChiaoJohnny Sing-Up
Milton ReidMilton ReidYen
Shelley ShenFoo Soo
John WallacePolice Inspector
Ronald DecentPortuguese Major
Don CarlosArchdeacon
Nick KendallNick Kendall2nd Police Inspector
Lam Kwan-San1st Guardian (as Kwan Shan Lam)
Lucille SoongLucille SoongThe Bride (uncredited)

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