Martha

Martha (1967)

An old tub with a crew unlike any other

The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.

Date of release
1967-10-10
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, Family
Director
Erik Balling

Casting

Interesting facts

Martha is a 1967 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe. The film centres on the crew of an aging Danish tramp steamer plying the Mediterranean Sea, the SS Martha. Forgotten by the ship's owners, the eccentric crew enjoy life and indulge each other's foibles - until the company's strict owner arrives, putting their carefree life in jeopardy. The film enjoys a cult following, especially among mariners and has inspired fan clubs in Denmark and Sweden as well as a replica restaurant in Svendborg.

Production

Film makers Erik Balling and Henning Bahs searched Greek ports for a suitably old and colourful tramp steamer. They found the steamer SS Margarita, originally built in Denmark in 1927 as the SS Aslaug, laid up after a 1966 fire. Chartered from her Greek owners, the ship became the setting, and to many, the main character of the film, her final role before being scrapped after filming.

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