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Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

Following in the hilarious fun-steps of "Mister Roberts"

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ComedyWar

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1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

31 July 1964

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Walker Jr.

Robert Walker Jr.

Ensign Frank Pulver

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Captain Morton

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Doc

Tommy Sands

Tommy Sands

Bruno

Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Scotty

Kay Medford

Kay Medford

Head Nurse

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Billings

Peter Marshall

Peter Marshall

Carney

Joseph Marr

Joseph Marr

Dowdy

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

LaSueur

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Mila

Robert Matek

Robert Matek

Stretch

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Yeoman Dolan

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Taru

Richard Gautier

Richard Gautier

Stefanowski

George Lindsey

George Lindsey

Lindstrom

Sal Papa

Sal Papa

Gabrowski

James Farentino

James Farentino

Insigna

James Coco

James Coco

Skouras

Don Dorrell

Don Dorrell

Payne

Michael Daves

Michael Daves

Sergeant on Plane Wing (uncredited)

James Davidson

James Davidson

Bookser (uncredited)

Roger Ewing

Roger Ewing

Jackson (uncredited)

Zack Foster

Zack Foster

Schlemmer (uncredited)

Larry Merrill

Larry Merrill

Reber (uncredited)

Adam Roarke

Adam Roarke

Mechanic (uncredited)

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Sailor (uncredited)

Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

Mannion (uncredited)

King Calder

King Calder

Governor (uncredited)

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