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The Wackiest Ship in the Army is a american film of genre War directed by Richard Murphy released in USA on 29 december 1960 with Rick Nelson
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
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Add to a movie listLe Rafiot héroïque (The Wackiest Ship in the Army) est un film américain réalisé par Richard Murphy, sorti en 1960.
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Le lieutenant Rip Grandall hérite d'une mission: il doit, en 1943, conduire un bateau d'Australie en Nouvelle Guinée. Le rafiot ne paie pas de mine, mais Rip parvient à s'acquitter de sa mission. Au moment de prendre l'avion pour le retour, il apprend, stupéfait, qu'une autre mission a été confiée a son remplaçant avec le même rafiot.Actors
Rick Nelson
(Tommy Hanson)
Jack Lemmon
(Rip Crandall)
John Lund
(Wilbur Vandewater)
Chips Rafferty
(Patterson)
Tom Tully
(Captain McClung)
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