Summary
An officer on a cargo ship during WWII wants to see action, but puts up with a cranky captain instead. Based on Thomas Heggen's book; Joshua Logan wrote and directed a play on this book.
Additional Information
| Series | WB premiere collection. |
| Subjects |
World War, 1939-1945
-- Naval operations, American
-- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,1998 |
| Edition | Widescreen format. |
| Other Titles | Mister Roberts. Mr. Roberts |
| Contributors |
Fonda, Henry,
1905-1982. Cagney, James, 1899-1986. Powell, William, 1892-1984. Lemmon, Jack. Ford, John, 1894-1973. LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987. Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971. Nugent, Frank S. Logan, Joshua. Heggen, Thomas, 1919-1949. Mister Roberts. Warner Home Video (Firm) Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| Participants/Performers |
Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Winton Hoch ; film editor, Jack Murray ; music composed and conducted by Franz Waxman. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in French or English. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Based on the play by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan; from the novel by Thomas Heggen; as produced on the stage by Leland Hayward. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. Special features: Commentary by Jack Lemmon (audio); Cast & crew; Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town; Henry Fonda Kennedy Center honors; Theatrical trailer; Behind the scenes; Awards. |
| System Details |
DVD; 5.1 surround in English; mono. in French; region 1. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (2 hr., 2 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0790738171 |
| Other | Classic View |