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
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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