And the Ship Sails On

2h 8min

Comedy

Drama

In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.

Production Companies

Societa Investimenti Milanese (S.I.M.)

Gaumont

RAI

Vides Cinematografica

Cast

Barbara Jefford

Barbara Jefford

Ildebranda Cuffari
Victor Poletti

Victor Poletti

Aureliano Fuciletto
Peter Cellier

Peter Cellier

Sir Reginald J. Dongby
Elisa Mainardi

Elisa Mainardi

Teresa Valegnani
Norma West

Norma West

Lady Violet Dongby Albertini
Paolo Paoloni

Paolo Paoloni

Il Maestro Albertini
Fiorenzo Serra

Fiorenzo Serra

Il Granduca
Pina Bausch

Pina Bausch

Principessa Lherimia
Pasquale Zito

Pasquale Zito

Il Conte di Bassano
Linda Polan

Linda Polan

Ines Ruffo Saltini
Philip Locke

Philip Locke

Il Primo Ministro
Fred Williams

Fred Williams

Sabatino Lepori
Elisabeth Kaza

Elisabeth Kaza

La Produttrice
Colin Higgins

Colin Higgins

Il Capo della Polizia
Vittorio Zarfati

Vittorio Zarfati

Secondo Maestro Rubetti
Umberto Zuanelli

Umberto Zuanelli

Primo Maestro Rubetti
Claudio Ciocca

Claudio Ciocca

Secondo di Bordo
Antonio Vezza

Antonio Vezza

Il Capitano
Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Edmea Tutua
Roberto Caporali

Roberto Caporali

Padre di Dorotea
Franca Maresa

Franca Maresa

Madre di Dorotea
Johna Mancini

Johna Mancini

Segretario del Sovrintendente
Cecilia Cerocchi

Cecilia Cerocchi

Moglie del Sovrintendente
Ugo Fangareggi

Ugo Fangareggi

Il Barista
Salvatore Billa

Salvatore Billa

Cameriere (uncredited)
Aisha Bragadin

Aisha Bragadin

Moglie di Lepori (uncredited)
Roger de Bellegarde

Roger de Bellegarde

Il Generale (uncredited)
Rolando De Santis

Rolando De Santis

Il Cuoco (uncredited)
Carlo Di Giacomo

Carlo Di Giacomo

Sabatino Lepori (uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni

Gianni Di Segni

Boiler Room Worker (uncredited)
Wolf Gaudlitz

Wolf Gaudlitz

Segratario di Ildebranda (uncredited)
Roberto Jacar

Roberto Jacar

(uncredited)
Julian Jenkins

Julian Jenkins

(uncredited)
Adam Kotwizky

Adam Kotwizky

(uncredited)
Cesare Martignoni

Cesare Martignoni

Musician (uncredited)
Francesco Maselli

Francesco Maselli

Guardiano del Rinoceronte (uncredited)
Andrew Lord Miller

Andrew Lord Miller

Andrew, Sir Reginald's Secretary (uncredited)
Regina Nemni

Regina Nemni

Giovane Indovina (uncredited)
Salvatore Omnis

Salvatore Omnis

Maestro di Canto (uncredited)
Franco Ressel

Franco Ressel

Il Medico (uncredited)
Jean Schlegel

Jean Schlegel

Sovraintendente (uncredited)
Fides Stagni

Fides Stagni

(uncredited)
Francesco Tiano

Francesco Tiano

(uncredited)
Natale Tulli

Natale Tulli

Fuochista (uncredited)
Luigi Uzzo

Luigi Uzzo

Il Terzo di Bordo (uncredited)
Claudio Zucchet

Claudio Zucchet

Sailor (uncredited)

Release date

7th Oct 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano