United Kingdom / Jul 02, 1959
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Milton Reid | Yen |
| Shelley Shen | Foo Soo |
| John Wallace | Police Inspector |
| Ronald Decent | Portuguese Major |
| Don Carlos | Archdeacon |
| Nick Kendall | 2nd Police Inspector |
| Lam Kwan-San | 1st Guardian (as Kwan Shan Lam) |
| Lucille Soong | The Bride (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureDramaAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ferry to Hong Kong |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The Rank Organisation, Pinewood Films |
| Release date | 29 ottobre 1959 |
| Executive producer | Earl St. John |
| Production | George Maynard |
| Writer | Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris, Max Catto, John Mortimer |
| Editing | Peter R. Hunt |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller, Harold Haysom, Harry Gillard |
| Assistant directors | Bert Batt, Lewis Gilbert, Gladys Goldsmith |
| Camera operators | Harold Haysom, Otto Heller, Harry Gillard |
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| Additional photography | Otto Heller, Harold Haysom, Harry Gillard |
| Production design | John Stoll |
| Art direction | John Stoll |
| Set decoration | John Stoll |
| Special effects | Sydney Pearson |
| Music | Kenneth V. Jones, Bill Daniels, Archie Ludski, Arthur Ridout, C.C. Stevens, Muir Mathieson |
| Sound | Kenneth V. Jones, Bill Daniels, Archie Ludski, Arthur Ridout, C.C. Stevens, Muir Mathieson |
| Costume design | Bob Lawrance |
| Makeup | Bob Lawrance |
| Hairstyling | Bob Lawrance |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Denmark / Oct 29, 1959
Austria / Jan 29, 1960 / 12
France / Mar 30, 1960
United States / Apr 26, 1961
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