Mister Roberts

original title:
Mister Roberts
other titles:
(Keine Zeit für Heldentum)
country / year of production:
USA / 1955
original length:
123 min. , color
premiere:
30 July 1955
genre:
Comedy
based on:
director:
John Ford , Mervyn LeRoy
film script:
Joshua Logan , Thomas Heggen
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Henry Fonda , James Cagney , Jack Lemmon , William Powell
more:
plot synopsis:
The film takes place during the last month of World war II and deals with officer Doug Roberts and his crew on the war ship "Reluctant".
keywords:
sea-battle , torpedo , order and obedience , comradeship , women during wartime , behind enemy lines
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
Was filmed at Hawaii and the Midway Islands.

Won an "Oscar" in 1956.

John Ford began the film as director, but Mervyn LeRoy had to finish it.
availability:
VHS, DVD