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Each scene in Ship of Fools is interesting enough. What one misses most is a sense of history, that devastation of the thirties and forties toward which the ship of fools and its cargo are steaming.

In the end, I agreed less with the film’s detractors and more with The New York Times’ Bosley Crowther, who called it a “powerful, ironic film [with a] wealth of reflection upon the human condition.”

Despite the aspirations of his title, Mr. Kramer has done little beyond floating Grand Hotel out to sea, with a handful of brilliant performances to keep it above water.

Only flashes of vital acting light a long, pretentious drama.