Ferry to Hong Kong

Oct 29 1959 Approved 1h 52m
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 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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Vernon Harris, Lewis Gilbert, Max Catto

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Cast

Curd Jürgens, Orson Welles, Sylvia Syms

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Pinewood Films, The Rank Organisation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
537
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA