The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

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.

Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.

Date of release
1969-05-14
TMDB
3.4 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Adventure, War, Comedy
Director
John Frankenheimer

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer purchased the rights to Philip Rock's novel The Extraordinary Seaman in 1967. The film was primarily shot in Yucatán and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, as well as at MGM studios in Culver City, California and in Santa Barbara, California. The film was divided into six sections named after the volumes of Winston Churchill's The Second World War.

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