The Bulldog Breed
“From The Army's Funniest Private...To The Navy's Most Riotous Seaman!”
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Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
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Edited by Gerry HamblingShot by Jack AsherScored by Philip Green
Also known as
- Die Rakete zur flotten Puppede
- Zafarrancho en la marinaes
- Norman dans la marinefr
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Peter Jones
as Diving Instructor
John Le Mesurier
as Prosecuting Counsel
Terence Alexander
as Defending Counsel
Sydney Tafler
as Speedboat Owner
Norman Wisdom
as Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter
as Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge
as CPO Knowles
Robert Urquhart
as Cmdr. Clayton
Edward Chapman
as Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne
as PO Filkins
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