You Know What Sailors Are
5.4
The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One night, whilst under the influence of alcohol, he welds an old pram to the deck of a foreign destroyer for a joke. The next morning, British Intelligence is desperate to know what the enemy’s new weapon is. To cover his tracks, Green calls it the ‘998’. When he is posted to the destroyer to explain about radar techniques, Green soon realizes that his prank has gone too far.
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Cast
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Akim Tamiroff
Known for
Touch of Evil
Alphaville
Donald Sinden
Known for
The Island at the Top of the World
Balto
Sarah Lawson
Betty
Known for
The Devil Rides Out
Night of the Big Heat
Naunton Wayne
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Marianne Stone
Known for
Lolita
To Sir, with Love
Martin Miller
Known for
Peeping Tom
The Pink Panther
Michael Hordern
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Dora Bryan
Known for
MirrorMask
A Taste of Honey
Shirley Eaton
Harem Girl
Known for
Goldfinger
Ten Little Indians
Ken Annakin Director · Peter Rogers Writer Alfred Roome Editor
United States release November 3, 1954 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
Group Film Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 9, 1954
Theatrical
United States · November 3, 1954
Theatrical
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