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The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

G | | Adventure, Comedy, War | January 1969 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

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Complete credited cast:
... Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN
... Jennifer Winslow
... Lt. (J.G.) Morton Krim
... Cook 3 / C W. J. Oglethorpe
... Chief Gunners Mate Orville Toole
... Ali Shar
... Seaman 1 / C Lightfoot Star
... Adm. Barnwell
Leonard O. Smith ... Dyak
Richard Guizon ... Dyak
John Cochran ... Dyak
... Adm. Shimagoshi
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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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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. See more »

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Final film of Barry Kelley. See more »

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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 »

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Lt. Morton Krim: Attack a cruiser? With what?
Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN: [digs out a bundle of dynamite from under some deck boards] Saving that for just the proper occasion. Mind you, it's not going to be easy. We'll have to surprise her. Maneuver in close, aim amidships for the engines. Trust me to do that.
Lt. Morton Krim: But even if we could get close enough to... I mean, I mean - then what? A cruiser, with all those guns... she'd sink us like a stone.
Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN: There are worse things than dying in the service of one's country, Number One. The Japanese rather ...
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My Gallant Crew
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Music by Arthur Sullivan (uncredited)
Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert (uncredited)
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How anyone connected with this turkey ever worked again is beyond me
18 August 2007 | by – See all my reviews

TCM recently ran the legendary EXTRAORDINARY SEAMAN with David Niven Alan Alda and Faye Dunaway, not to mention Mickey Rooney and a few other great character actors.

This is a really bad movie, not fun, just bad. The premise has Niven as a dead sea captain haunting a boat until he does a heroic act (Its WW2 and he's been dead since WW1). He's always in white and constantly drinking and never eats. Eventually he confesses his state to Alda who is a high strung CPA who can't figure out whats wrong with the Captain. Intercut with the funny footage is newsreel material cut mixed with witty lines and odd music. Its almost like MASH in some technical ways (the camp announcements say relating to the newsreel narration) but the effect is a stone faced silence. I kept going on with the film to see what was wrong, and its purely the fault of the direction which treats the material too realistically, and Alda who's patented shtick and mannerisms are completely wrong (think MASH at his silliest). How Alda survived this horrible miscasting amazes me, but then weirder things have happened.

Not quite one of the all time stinkers that the Medveds once dubbed it in their 50 Worst Films book, but its bad
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