Martha (Original title: S/S 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 mariners1967-The history of Nordisk Film archived 4 March 2016 and has inspired fan clubs in Denmark and Sweden as well as a replica restaurant in Svendborg."The Good Ship Martha", Bed and Breakfast Guide Deutschland
Cast
Ove Sprogøe - Hovmester Watson Morten Grunwald - 2nd Engineer Knud Hansen Poul Reichhardt - Chief Engineer Brovst Poul Bundgaard - 2nd Engineer Alf Karl Stegger - Kaptajn Peter Nielsen Preben Kaas - Kokken Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt - Skibsreder O.P. Andersen Lily Weiding - Frk. Bruun Hanne Borchsenius - Lone Andersen Eleni Anousaki - Laura Henrik Wiehe - Styrmanden Birger Jensen - Halfdan Paul Hagen - Telegraph operator Marius Knudsen Bjørn Puggaard-Müller - Johansen Gunnar Bigum - Regnskabschef Holger Vistisen - Dørmand Sverre Wilberg - Skibsreder Amundsen Sotiris Moustakas - Hector Antonis Papadopoulos - Aias Odd Wolstad - Kaptajn på Harald Lone Luther - Rengøringsdame Stavros Christofides - Fyrbøder Alexander
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."SS Aslaug - SS Martha", Ship Plans: Movies about Ships
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