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Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

Comedy · Drama · War · 1955

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.

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Mister Roberts

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

1955 Comedy · Drama · War 2h 3m

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7.0 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

John Ford · Mervyn LeRoy

Written by

Joshua Logan · Frank S. Nugent

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Lieutenant Roberts

James Cagney

James Cagney

Captain Morton

William Powell

William Powell

Doc

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Ensign Frank Pulver

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Lieutenant Ann Girard

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Dowdy

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Mannion

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.