American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
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James Garner | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison |
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Julie Andrews | Emily Barham |
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Melvyn Douglas | Admiral William Jessup |
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James Coburn | Lt. Commander 'Bus' Cummings |
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Joyce Grenfell | Mrs. Barham |
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Ed Binns | Admiral Thomas Healy |
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Liz Fraser | Sheila |
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Keenan Wynn | Old Sailor |
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William Windom | Captain Harry Spaulding |
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John Crawford | Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams |
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Douglas Henderson | Captain Marvin Ellender |
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Edmon Ryan | Admiral Hoyle |
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Steve Franken | Young Sailor |
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Paul Newlan | General William Hallerton |
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Gary Cockrell | Lieutenant Victor Wade |
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Alan Sues | Enright |
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Bill Fraser | Port Commander |
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Lou Byrne | Nurse Captain |
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Alan Howard | Port Ensign |
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Linda Marlowe | Pat |
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Janine Gray | 1st 'Nameless Broad' |
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Judy Carne | 2nd 'Nameless Broad' |
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Kathy Kersh | 3rd 'Nameless Broad' |
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Larry Billman | Sailor |
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Carol Cleveland | Army Driver |
Director | Arthur Hiller |
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Writer | Paddy Chayefsky, William Bradford Huie | |
Producer | John Calley, Martin Ransohoff | |
Musician | Johnny Mandel | |
Photography | Philip H. Lathrop |