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A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to co...

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Uniform Title:Mister Roberts (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Nugent, Frank S. (Screenwriter), Logan, Joshua (Screenwriter), Ford, John, 1894-1973 (Director), Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971 (Producer), LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 (Director), Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor), Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (Actor), Powell, William, 1892-1984 (Actor), Lemmon, Jack (Actor), Palmer, Betsy, Carey, Philip, 1925-2009, Bond, Ward, 1903-1960, Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967, Heggen, Thomas, 1919-1949
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
English soundtrack with optional English and French subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1998]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American > Drama.
Comedy films.
War films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Item Description:Cinemascope (letterbox format)
"Premiere collection"--Container.
Based on the play by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan from the novel by Thomas Heggen.
Originally released as motion picture in 1955 by Warner Bros.
Special features: audio commentary by Jack Lemmon; documentary excerpt of an edition Sullivan "Toast of the town" tribute episode featuring the movie stars; excerpt from the documentary "Fonda on Fonda" profiling Henry Fonda's involvement with the play and film; production notes; 9 theatrical trailers.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1 (English) or mono. (French)
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1956: Best supporting actor (Lemmon)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Winton Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray ; music, Franz Waxman.
ISBN:0790738171
9780790738178