The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1964
Ensign Pulver
Directed by
Joshua Logan
1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the …
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1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...
Cast
Robert Walker Jr.Ensign Frank Pulver
Burl IvesCaptain Morton
Walter MatthauDoc
Tommy SandsBruno
Millie PerkinsScotty
Kay MedfordHead Nurse
Larry HagmanBillings
Peter MarshallCarney
Joseph MarrDowdy
Gerald S. O'LoughlinLaSueur
Diana SandsMila
Robert MatekStretch
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Jack NicholsonYeoman Dolan
Al Freeman Jr.Taru
Richard GautierStefanowski
George LindseyLindstrom
Sal PapaGabrowski
James FarentinoInsigna
James CocoSkouras
Don DorrellPayne
Michael DavesSergeant on Plane Wing (uncredited)
James DavidsonBookser (uncredited)
Roger EwingJackson (uncredited)
Zack FosterSchlemmer (uncredited)
Larry MerrillReber (uncredited)
Adam RoarkeMechanic (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.Sailor (uncredited)
Buck TaylorMannion (uncredited)
King CalderGovernor (uncredited)
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