Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong

1959 · 112 min · ★ 5.6 · Adventure, Drama, Action

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

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Curd Jürgens Mark Bertram Conrad
Orson Welles Captain Hart
Sylvia Syms Liz Ferrers
Jeremy Spenser Miguel Henriques
Noel Purcell Joe Skinner
Margaret Withers Miss Carter
Roy Chiao Johnny Sing-Up
Milton Reid Yen
Shelley Shen Foo Soo
John Wallace Police Inspector
Ronald Decent Portuguese Major
Don Carlos Archdeacon

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