Mister Roberts / Warner Bros. presents ; screenplay by Frank Nugent and Joshua Logan ; produced by Leland Hayward ; directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy.

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A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to co...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Mister Roberts (Motion picture) Warner Bros. classics. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Nugent, Frank S. (Screenwriter) Logan, Joshua (Screenwriter) Ford, John, 1894-1973 (Director) Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971 (Producer) LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 (Director) Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor) Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (Actor) Powell, William, 1892-1984 (Actor) Lemmon, Jack (Actor) Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 Heggen, Thomas, 1919-1949
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. English soundtrack with optional English and French subtitles.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1998]
Series:	Warner Bros. classics. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American > Drama. Heggen, Thomas, > 1919-1949 > Film adaptations. War films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Comedy films. Feature films. Feature films > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Adaptation. Feature. Comedy. War. Drama. Heggen, Thomas, > 1919-1949. 1939-1945 Military operations, Naval > American.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. War films. Fiction films. Comedy films. Feature films. Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Adaptation. Feature. Comedy. War.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Mr. Roberts.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Note:	"16692." Cinemascope (letterbox format) Based on the play by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan from the novel by Thomas Heggen. Originally released as motion picture in 1955 by Warner Bros. Special features: audio commentary by Jack Lemmon; documentary excerpt of an edition Sullivan "Toast of the town" tribute episode featuring the movie stars; excerpt from the documentary "Fonda on Fonda" profiling Henry Fonda's involvement with the play and film; production notes; 9 theatrical trailers. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF7 D0004979 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1956: Best supporting actor (Lemmon)
ISBN:	0790738171 9780790738178
Credits:	Director of photography, Winton Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray ; music, Franz Waxman.
System Details:	DVD; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1 (English) or mono. (French)
Cast:	Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer, Ward Bond, Phil Carey.