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The Extraordinary Seaman is a american film of genre War directed by John Frankenheimer released in USA on 14 may 1969 with David Niven

The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

The Extraordinary Seaman
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Released in USA 14 may 1969
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres War,    Fantastic,    Comedy,    Adventure
Rating34% 1.7201551.7201551.7201551.7201551.720155

The Extraordinary Seaman is a 1969 American comedy war film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney, and Jack Carter.

Cinematography is by Lionel Lindon.

Synopsis

A ghostly British naval officer(Niven) persuades four members of the American navy to launch an attack on Japanese positions, hoping to redeem the family honor and his own tattered record from the First World War. He had been condemned to sail the seas forever after falling down drunk before his first battle in the Great War. With his typical luck he actually succeeds in sinking a Japanese naval vessel -- *after* it had officially surrendered to the US Navy. As a result, he is seen again consigned to sailing his ship forever, this time in a children's amusement park lake, to await another chance at redemption.

Actors

David Niven

(Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.)
Faye Dunaway

(Jennifer Winslow)
Alan Alda

(Lt. J / G Morton Krim)
Juano Hernández

(Ali Shar)
Mickey Rooney

(Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe)
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