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Mister Roberts
“All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!”
7.1 / 10• 1955• 2h 3m•NR• English
ComedyDramaWar
Storyline
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Cast & Crew
Henry Fonda
Lieutenant Roberts
Lead
James Cagney
Captain Morton
William Powell
Doc
Jack Lemmon
Ensign Frank Pulver
Betsy Palmer
Lieutenant Ann Girard
Ward Bond
Dowdy
Philip Carey
Mannion
Nick Adams
Reber
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mister Roberts is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
