

Ensign Pulver
1964-07-31 · 104 min · ★ 6.5
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...
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- Directors
- Joshua Logan
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Robert Walker Jr.Ensign Frank Pulver
Burl IvesCaptain Morton
Walter MatthauDoc
Tommy SandsBruno
Millie PerkinsScotty
Kay MedfordHead Nurse
Larry HagmanBillings
Peter MarshallCarney
Gerald S. O'LoughlinLaSueur
Diana SandsMila
Jack NicholsonYeoman Dolan
Al Freeman Jr.Taru
Richard GautierStefanowski
George LindseyLindstrom
James FarentinoInsigna
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