Barnacle Bill (1957)
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Directors
Charles Frend
Cast
Alec Guinness, Irene Browne, Maurice Denham, Percy Herbert
The story
William Horatio Ambrose wants desperately to live up to the proud family naval tradition. Ambrose has a debilitating problem however: he suffers from violent seasickness. As a result, his contribution to the Second World War consists of testing cures for the malady.
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Komödie, comedy film
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