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The Captain's Table (1959)

The Captain's Table poster
Directed by
Jack Lee
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A ship's captain tries to balance his professional duties with the social demands of being the captain at the dining table. A romance develops with a wealthy passenger who challenges his authority.

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What happens

The Captain's Table is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Jack Lee and starring John Gregson, Donald Sinden, Peggy Cummins and Nadia Gray. The film is based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Richard Gordon, later adapted into the 1971 German film The Captain starring Heinz Rühmann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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