Name: Mister Roberts
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1955
Rating: 72.83333333333334
Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer

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All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!

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.

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Genres: Military Drama
Mood: MelancholicHopefulHumorousNostalgicFrustratingLight-HeartedFunny
Themes: FriendshipFinding PurposeQuest For FreedomAuthority Vs. IndividualismMilitary Life
Plot: Escape AttemptsComing To Terms With RealityChain Of Command ConflictsLife Aboard A Navy ShipMisadventuresCourt-MartialMutiny Threat
Pacing: LeisurelyEpisodicFast-Paced Conversations
Narrative: Episodic Structure
Dialog: Witty BanterColloquial LanguageSarcastic Remarks
Character Types: Comic ReliefEverymanRebelSidekick
Humor: Situational ComedyFarceSnarky RemarksPhysical ComedySatireSarcasmCharacter-Based Humor
Time: World War Ii
Place: Pacific OceanNaval Ship
Cinematic Style: First-Person PerspectiveHigh Contrast Lighting
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate CostumesNaval Ship Sets

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Directed by:

John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, Joshua Logan

Produced by:

Leland Hayward

Composed by:

Franz Waxman

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