Barnacle Bill (1957)
- Directed by
- Charles Frend
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Royal Navy officer who keeps failing in his career tries to find his place. The story also shows flashbacks to six of his ancestors who all had sea adventures.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulgentlenostalgicunderstatedcomedicescapist
What happens
Barnacle Bill (US title: All at Sea) is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film directed by Charles Frend and starring Alec Guinness. It was written by T. E. B. Clarke. Guinness plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the final Ealing comedy (although some sources list Davy (1958) as the last), and the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.