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- Like most World War II soldiers, Sack had become a civilian. He didn't work very well in that role, but the strip lasted until 1958. A movie version was released in 1957, with Sack back in the Army and Jerry Lewis in the title role, but it was in comic books that the character found his most lasting success.
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George Marshall. Nate Monaster. Edmund Beloin. Private Meredith Bixby is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. After he loses a tank, WAC Major Shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him.
Directed by Jean Renoir. The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
- Jean Renoir
- Néo-Film
The Sad Sack (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Sad Sack ★★ 1957. A bumbling hero with a photographic memory winds up in Morocco as a member of the French Foreign Legion. Although a success at the box office, Lewis's second movie (without partner Dean Martin) seems jerky and out of sorts today. Based on the comic strip character by George Baker, but not effectively. 98m/B VHS.
The Sad Sack plot "The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!" Private Meredith Bixby (Jerry Lewis) is so out of favor with the military that his six weeks of basic training has already been extended to 17 months.
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- Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Peter Lorre
- George Marshall
Based upon the eponymous comic strip created by Geroge Baker, The Sad Sack is a 1957 comedy film from Paramount, directed by George Marshall and starring Jerry Lewis (in his second feature without Dean Martin) as Private Meredith Bixby, an inept soldier (and not far from a Lethal Klutz) despite a year and a half of military training.
Nov 7, 2021 · Film Details. Based on the comic strip "The Sad Sack" by George Baker in Yank (May 1942--Oct 1945) and distributed by Bell Syndicate (5 May 1946--1958).
