You Know What Sailors Are
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The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One night, whilst under the influence of alcohol, he welds an old pram to the deck of a foreign destroyer for a joke. The next morning, British Intelligence is desperate to know what the enemy’s new weapon is. To cover his tracks, Green calls it the ‘998’. When he is posted to the destroyer to explain about radar techniques, Green soon realizes that his prank has gone too far.
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Edited by Alfred RoomeShot by Reginald H WyerScored by Malcolm Arnold
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17 unique people credited
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Akim Tamiroff
as President of Agraria
Donald Sinden
as Lt. Sylvester Green
Sarah Lawson
as Betty
Naunton Wayne
as Captain Owbridge
Bill Kerr
as Lt. Smart
Dora Bryan
as Gladys
Martin Miller
as Prof. Hyman Pfumbaum
Michael Shepley
as Admiral St. Just
Michael Hordern
as Captain Hamilton
Ferdy Mayne
as Stanislaus Voritz of Smorznigov
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