Mister Roberts
1955 · Movie · NR · 123 min · ★ 7.1 · 83% critics
A Navy cargo ship operating far from the fighting becomes a pressure cooker for its crew as a first officer longs for combat and clashes with an overbearing captain. With no real battles to break the monotony, frustration grows aboard ship as they push for freedom in the waning days of World War II.
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-07-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (176 votes)
- Box office
- $21,200,000
- Budget
- $2,300,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Mister Roberts if you want a lively crew-in-conflict comedy-drama set during World War II with plenty of character tension and personality clashes; Not for you if you need lots of battlefield action, like purely serious war stories such as Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo or dislike humor that swings between funny and heavy moments.
Pros: standout ensemble; witty shipboard fun; strong performances | Cons: limited action; mixed comedy vs drama; pacing sometimes drags
Themes
- navy
- world war ii
- pacific war
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1956
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1956 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Philip Carey
as Mannion
Nick Adams
as Reber
Perry Lopez
as Rodrigues
Ken Curtis
as Dolan
Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy