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The Extraordinary Seaman ()

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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.
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Lt. Commander Finchhaven, R.N.
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Jennifer Winslow
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Lt. J / G Morton Krim
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Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe
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Gunner's Mate Orville Toole
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Ali Shar
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Admiral Barnwell
Leonard O. Smith ...
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Richard Guizon ...
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John Cochran ...
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Admiral Shimagoshi
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John Frankenheimer

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Phillip Rock ... (screenplay) and
Hal Dresner ... (screenplay)
 
Phillip Rock ... (based on a story by)

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John H. Cushingham ... co-producer
Hal Dresner ... associate producer
Edward Lewis ... producer (produced by)

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Maurice Jarre ... (original music composed and conducted by)

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Lionel Lindon ... director of photography

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Fredric Steinkamp

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Edward C. Carfagno ... (as Edward Carfagno)
George W. Davis

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Henry Grace
Hugh Hunt

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles by
William Tuttle ... make-up by
John Truwe ... makeup artist (uncredited)

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Russell Saunders ... unit production manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr. ... assistant production manager: MGM (uncredited)

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Michael S. Glick ... assistant director (as Michael Glick)
Enrico Isacco ... assistant director

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Franklin Milton ... recording supervisor

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J. McMillan Johnson ... special visual effects
Milt Rice ... special visual effects (as Milton Rice)

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Harry Young ... first assistant camera

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Maurice Jarre ... conductor
Leo Arnaud ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Robert B. Shepard ... playback singer (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Lt. Commander Finchhaven, a ghostly relic from the First World War, he had fallen down dead drunk on his first assignment and been consigned from the great beyond to sail the seas until a further opportunity arises to redeem his actions. During the Second World War, he is encountered by a quartet of American seamen that includes Lt. Morton Krim and cook W.J. Oglethorpe. A deal is completed whereby the men will help re-float Finchhaven's command in return for a passage to Australia. They raid a village to secure batteries for the engine and come upon the feisty Jennifer Winslow who offers them aid in return for a passage with the crew. Eventually they reach the open sea. Finchhaven's ghostly status is revealed and Lt. Krim and Jennifer help him to sink a Japanese cruiser. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines Stowaway... Sail Away... Laugh Away... Love Away... With Dunaway! See more »
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Also Known As
  • O Marinheiro Fantástico (Portugal)
  • El marino extraordinario (Argentina)
  • Brod fantom (Yugoslavia, Serbian title)
  • El marino extraordinario (Colombia)
  • En usædvanlig sømand (Denmark)
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Trivia The Narrator throughout the film is Dick Wesson (not the actor Dick Wesson). He is best known as the announcer for The Magical World of Disney (1954) and The Wonderful World of Disney from 1954-79, as well as many Quinn Martin series. Dick was also the Narrator for Disneyland's extinct attraction, America the Beautiful in Circarama. See more »
Goofs Alan Alda's character is a Lieutenant (j.g.) [junior grade] but wears an Ensign shoulder board on his left shoulder throughout the entire movie. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). See more »
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Quotes Jennifer Winslow: [Pointing to something in the water beyond the ship] I wonder what that is?
Lt. Morton Krim: [Excitedly] What? What? Where?
Jennifer Winslow: There, floating...
Lt. Morton Krim: Oh, that's, uh, that's just some flotsam, or jetsam. Whatever the difference is.
Jennifer Winslow: Well, flotsam is something from a shipwreck, and jetsam is something thrown overboard in order to lighten the ship.
Lt. Morton Krim: Oh... I guess that makes me flotsam, then.
Jennifer Winslow: And apparently my brother considers me jetsam.
Lt. Morton Krim: That must've been some kind of mistake.
Jennifer Winslow: Oh, Johnny and I were never exactly close. When I was nine, he tried to sell me to a steamer captain. I guess it comes from living in the islands.
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