Mister Roberts

"All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!"

1955 2h 3m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 186

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Synopsis

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Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

“All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!”

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Cast

Henry Fonda
Lieutenant Roberts
James Cagney
Captain Morton
William Powell
Doc
Jack Lemmon
Frank Pulver
Betsy Palmer
Ann Girard
Ward Bond
Dowdy
Philip Carey
Mannion
Nick Adams
Reber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Ford
Writers: Frank S. Nugent, Joshua Logan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mister Roberts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Ford, shot by Winton C. Hoch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Murray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Henry Fonda and James Cagney and William Powell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Ford directs. Winton C. Hoch behind the camera. Franz Waxman scores. Jack Murray cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Mister Roberts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by John Ford, shot by Winton C. Hoch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jack Murray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Henry Fonda and James Cagney and William Powell carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!".
8IMDB entry: tt0048380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.