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Unlike "M*A*S*H," also from 1969 but from 20th Century Fox, "The Extraordinary Seaman" clearly uses stock newsreels as a cheap crutch and as a substitute for advancing action - and when that wasn't enough, they further padded its meager 80 minute running time by manipulating the footage.
Jun 12, 1994 · However, about 10 million feet of the original prints are on deteriorating nitrate stock that is slowly disintegrating despite the frantic efforts of the archive’s two newsreel preservationists.
- ADRIAN MAHER
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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. [1] Apart from his participation in the documentaries That's Entertainment! (1974), and That's Entertainment! III (1994), the film is notable for being the last film Mickey ...
Synopsis. We would like to thank Adolf Hitler, David Niven, Joseph Stalin, Faye Dunaway, Tojo, Mickey Rooney, Jack Carter, Alan Alda, John Frankenheimer, and the millions of Nazis, Japanese, and Americans who made this picture possible. Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain. Cast. Crew.
- John Frankenheimer
Feb 9, 2022 · The Extraordinary Seaman is a major movie gone aground and presumably cut to ribbons by MGM to 80 minutes as a support feature, and even then including 10 minutes of stock documentary film. But, really, it is unsalvageable. Frankenheimer said it was his least favourite of his films.
The Extraordinary Seaman Reviews. 1969; 1 hr 19 mins Comedy G Watchlist. Where to Watch. ... MGM tried to pad this one by adding about 10 minutes of newsreel footage. This dull comedy was such a ...
Summaries. 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. Lt. Commander Finchhaven, a ghostly relic from the First World War, he had fallen down dead drunk ...
