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Mister Roberts
UNITED STATES · 1955

Mister Roberts

John Ford
military hierarchy desire for combat naval warfare leadership conflict wartime sacrifice
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Synopsis

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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