Ferry to Hong Kong
| Ferry to Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
Original UK quad by Brian Bysouth | |
| Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
| Written by | Lewis Gilbert Vernon Harris |
| Based on | novel by Simon Kent (Max Catto) |
| Produced by | George Maynard |
| Starring | Curt Jürgens Orson Welles Sylvia Syms Jeremy Spenser |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Peter R. Hunt |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) 20th Century Fox (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000 or £550,000 |
Ferry to Hong Kong is a 1959 British melodrama/adventure film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Curt Jürgens, Sylvia Syms, Orson Welles and Jeremy Spenser.
Lewis Gilbert later described Ferry to Hong Kong as "my nightmare film". Orson Welles, he said, "never cared about his fellow actors, never cared about the director". Gilbert says "everything was wrong with the film – principally Orson Welles".
The film became a famous disaster in the history of the Rank Organisation.