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The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

The Extraordinary Seaman poster
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Genre
comedy film, ghost film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
G
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A ghost crew member from World War I helps a group of World War II sailors. They set out on a mission aboard a ghost ship.

lightheartedwhimsicalold-fashionedplayfulsillynostalgicbreezy

What happens

The Extraordinary Seaman is a 1969 American comedy war film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney, and Jack Carter. Apart from his participation in the documentaries That's Entertainment! (1974), and That's Entertainment! III (1994), the film is notable for being the last film Mickey Rooney acted in which was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, his studio during the period of his major stardom during the 1930s and 1940s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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