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Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong

19595.51h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Written by Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris, John Mortimer
Produced by George Maynard
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Top Cast

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Mark Bertram Conrad

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Captain Hart

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Liz Ferrers

Jeremy Spenser

Jeremy Spenser

Miguel Henriques

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Joe Skinner

Margaret Withers

Margaret Withers

Miss Carter

Roy Chiao

Roy Chiao

Johnny Sing-Up

Milton Reid

Milton Reid

Yen

S

Shelley Shen

Foo Soo

J

John Wallace

Police Inspector

Themes & Keywords

hong kongmacauferry

About Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong is a adventure, drama, action film released in 1959 exploring themes of hong kong, macau, ferry. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, it stars Curd Jürgens, Orson Welles, Sylvia Syms. 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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