Directed by:
Robert AsherScreenplay:
Jack DaviesCinematography:
Jack AsherComposer:
Philip GreenCast:
Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, Robert Urquhart, Edward Chapman, Peter Jones, John Le Mesurier, Brian Oulton, Sheila Hancock, Joe Robinson, Oliver Reed (more)VOD (1)
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When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Norman Wisdom
UK
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Trouble in Store (1953)
What's Good for the Goose (1969)
Between the Sheets (2003) (series)
Ian Hunter
South Africa
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Robert Urquhart
UK
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Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Restless Natives (1985)
Edward Chapman
UK
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Mandy (1952)
The Early Bird (1965)
Night and the City (1950)
Peter Jones
UK
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The Browning Version (1951)
Never Let Go (1960)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
John Le Mesurier
UK
Best movies:
Brian Oulton
UK
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Gandhi (1982)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Sheila Hancock
UK
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Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
Joe Robinson
UK
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Barabbas (1961)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Oliver Reed
UK
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Gladiator (2000)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
Michael Caine
UK
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
Le Prestige (2006)
Harold Goodwin
UK
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Liz Fraser
UK
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Claire Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
The Young Ones (1961)
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
Eddie Byrne
UK
Best movies:
La Guerre des étoiles (1977)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Sydney Tafler
UK
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Larry Dann
UK
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The Bunker (1981) (TV movie)
Odd Man Out (1947)
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
William Roache
UK
Best movies:
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
Glyn Houston
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
Cyril Chamberlain
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)