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.

Cast

Curd Jürgens, Orson Welles, Sylvia Syms, Jeremy Spenser, Noel Purcell, Margaret Withers, Roy Chiao, Milton Reid

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What is "Ferry to Hong Kong" about?

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.

When was "Ferry to Hong Kong" released?

Ferry to Hong Kong was released in 1959.

Who stars in "Ferry to Hong Kong"?

The cast includes Curd Jürgens, Orson Welles, Sylvia Syms, Jeremy Spenser.

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