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Stranded World War II sailors and a woman (Faye Dunaway) meet a dapper British naval officer (David Niven) left over from World War I.
Oct 6, 2010 · WWII sailors stranded in the south Pacific, Krim (Alan Alda), Toole (Jack Carter), Oglethorpe (Mickey Rooney) and Star (Manu Tupou) discover Commander Finchhaven (David Niven), in The Extraordinary Seaman, 1969.
The Extraordinary Seaman is a 1969 American comedy war film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney, and Jack Carter. Apart from his participation in the documentaries That's Entertainment!
In The Extraordinary Seaman, David Niven stars as Lt. Commander Finchhaven, a veteran of WWII who has become disillusioned with the Navy and seeks to retire to a quiet life on a South Pacific island.
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- John Frankenheimer
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- David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) - Barely attempted this bizarre mix of B/W stock footage with some comedy bits where ghostly David Niven faces off with Mickey Rooney, Alan Alda and Faye Dunaway. The worst kind of countercultural flop.
In World War 2 four American sailors are marooned in the Philippines and encounter an old vessel captained by Commander Finchhaven, apparently a relic from WW1. They help him get his engine going and ask him for a passage to Australia.
