Ensign Pulver
“Following in the hilarious fun-steps of "Mister Roberts"”
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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
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Principal cast & crew: 37
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Edited by William ReynoldsShot by Charles Lawton JrScored by George Duning
Also known as
- Operation Pazifikde
- ¡Valiente marino!es
- Una nave tutta mattait
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37 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
17Jack Nicholson
as Yeoman Dolan
Al Freeman Jr
as Taru
Richard Gautier
as Stefanowski
George Lindsey
as Lindstrom
Sal Papa
as Gabrowski
James Farentino
as Insigna
James Coco
as Skouras
Don Dorrell
as Payne
Michael Daves
as Sergeant on Plane Wing (uncredited)
James Davidson
as Bookser (uncredited)
Roger Ewing
as Jackson (uncredited)
Zack Foster
as Schlemmer (uncredited)
Larry Merrill
as Reber (uncredited)
Adam Roarke
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr
as Sailor (uncredited)
Buck Taylor
as Mannion (uncredited)
King Calder
as Governor (uncredited)
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