Ferry to Hong Kong

1959
Approved
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

532

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Orson Welles, Curd Jürgens, and Sylvia Syms in Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)

Action Adventure Drama

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 H... Read allMark 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, Co... Read allMark 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, ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

532

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This was the first Rank Organisation film in CinemaScope. It was filmed entirely on location in Hong Kong and Macao and at sea between the two ports, and it cost £500,000, making it the most expensive Rank film ever, to that time. It was a box-office and critical flop.

Connections
Featured in The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry (1996)

Soundtracks
The Four Seasons
Traditional
Arranged by Fu-Ling Wang (as Fook Ling Wong)

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Featured review

10/10

Orson not so awesome?

While I thought Orson Wells was miscast as the captain when there were many better-suited actors for that role, I felt that overall, the film was well acted by the rest of the cast. An entertaining story was supported by capable 1959 movie-maker's - albeit them having to endure the malaise of that era's technological restrictions. An easy watch.