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Mister Roberts
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Mister Roberts is a 1955 American war, drama, and comedy film produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Orange Productions. Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, and Joshua Logan, the movie features a cast including Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and Jack Lemmon. The screenplay was written by Frank S. Nugent and Joshua Logan, with Franz Waxman composing the score and Winton Hoch serving as director of photography. The narrative centers on World War II.
The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and was released in the United States in 1955. It received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Sound. It also won the National Board of Review award for Top Ten Films. Financial details include a capital cost of 2300000 and a box office total of 21200000. Review scores include 7.6/10, 72/100, and 93%.
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Film · TMDB
7.1Mr. 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
- Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Roberts
- James Cagney as Captain Morton
- William Powell as Doc
- Jack Lemmon as Ensign Frank Pulver
- Betsy Palmer as Lieutenant Ann Girard
- Ward Bond as Dowdy
Themes
- navy
- world war ii
- pacific war
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Joshua Logan
- Screenwriter
- Joshua Logan
- Composer
- Franz Waxman
- Producer
- Leland Hayward
- Cinematographer
- Winton Hoch
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 459678
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Mister Roberts (1955 movie poster).jpg
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- Commons category
- Mister Roberts (1955 film)
- publication date
- 1956-01-27
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- title
- Mister Roberts
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Jack Murray
- review score
- 93%
- capital cost
- 2300000
- box office
- 21200000
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