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Released
1964 · FILM

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

GLUB! The face that launched a thousand torpedoes!

Directed by
Runtime
99 min
AnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

Henry Limpet, a timid and unassuming individual, fulfills his deepest desire by being transformed into a fish. As a sentient fish, he aids the US Navy in its efforts to track and locate German submarines during World War II.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Donald TaitShot by Harold E StineScored by Frank Perkins

Also known as

  • Der erstaunliche Mr. Limpetde
  • Un pez con gafases
  • L'ammiraglio è uno strano pesceit

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