Mister Roberts (DVD, 1998, Premiere Collection)

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The film represents Henry Fonda's return to the screen after an absence of seven years, part of which was spent playing the eponymous officer in the immensely successful stage version of Thomas Heggen's novel. As cargo officer and second in command on a supply ship during World War II, the easygoing Lt. Doug Roberts is excluded from a much desired combat role while playing whipping boy to dyspeptic tyrant Captain Morion (James Cagney). Ensign Frank Pulver (Jack Lemmon), a brash yet cowardly wheeler-dealer, entertains Roberts with his elaborate pranks while the fatherly Doc (William Powell in his last screen appearance) offers advice. The young crew tries every available means of killing boredom, including eyeballing the nurses on a nearby island through a telescope, and Roberts does what he can to get them the R and R they badly need. The film had a troubled production history, mostly because of conflicts between Fonda, a friend of author Thomas Heggen's, and Ford, who wished to make changes that Fonda disliked. Shortly after physically attacking Fonda, Ford suffered a ruptured gallbladder and was replaced by Mervyn LeRoy. Fonda is excellent, and Lemmon gives an inspired, Oscar-winning performance in a film that flows evenly from the comic to the tragic and stands among the best World War II films produced in the 1950s.

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UPC0085391669227
eBay Product ID (ePID)3111919

Product Key Features

ActorHenry Fonda
RatingNR
EditionPremiere Collection
Movie/TV TitleMister Roberts
DirectorSean Aloysius O'feeney, Mervyn Leroy, John Ford
FormatDVD
Release Year1998
GenreComedy

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatPremiere Collection
Leading RoleHenry Fonda
Release Date19981222
Film CountryUSA

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  • gentle comedy with a twist of sadness

    great cast, great script, great story, all well done. Of course the great John Ford directed most of it. you feel the pathos and the yearnings and the unfilled desires of men at war.

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  • My favorite movie makes you laugh and ma...

    My favorite movie makes you laugh and makes you cry. I know it is old but it is still a good story.

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  • Classic old movies

    Great to see old classic movies. Brings back memories of years gone by.

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  • Mister Roberts #1 Naval Officer!!

    Best Military movie ever!!!!

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  • Great WWII movie

    WWII movie showing what its like to for a country to be united. Great dialogue.

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  • No exotic trees allowed on commissioned vessels, Mister Roberts.

    No exotic trees allowed on commissioned vessels, Mister Roberts.

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  • militery movie

    good movie a lot of action

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  • Good rendition

    Great film but differently based on the play

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  • Classic Movie!

    This is one of the all-time great movies!

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  • "They don't make em like this anymore"

    Good old time comedy, that didn't need vulgarity to be funny.

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