The Extraordinary Seaman
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.
1969 | 80m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
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| Writer: | Hal Dresner, Phillip Rock |
| Staring: |
| Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain. | |
| Release Date: | May 14, 1969 |
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| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
| Writer: | Hal Dresner, Phillip Rock |
| Genres: | War, Adventure, Comedy |
| Keywords | world war ii |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Edward Lewis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Niven | Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N. |
| Faye Dunaway | Jennifer Winslow |
| Alan Alda | Lt. J / G Morton Krim |
| Mickey Rooney | Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe |
| Jack Carter | Gunner's Mate Orville Toole |
| Juano Hernández | Ali Shar |
| Manu Tupou | Seaman 1 / C Lightfoot Star |
| Barry Kelley | Admiral Barnwell |
| Leonard O. Smith | Dyak |
| Richard Guizon | Dyak |
| John Cochran | Dyak |
| Jerry Fujikawa | Admiral Shimagoshi |
| Winston Churchill | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Charles de Gaulle | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Olivia de Havilland | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Errol Flynn | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Van Johnson | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Lamour | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Vivien Leigh | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Douglas MacArthur | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Benito Mussolini | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Gregory Peck | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Ann Sheridan | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Joseph Stalin | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Robert Taylor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Bess Truman | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Hideki Tojo | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Hal Dresner | Screenplay |
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Phillip Rock | Story, Screenplay |
| Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Edward C. Carfagno | Art Direction |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Hugh Hunt | Set Decoration |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Russell Saunders | Unit Production Manager |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | Assistant Production Manager |
| Michael S. Glick | Assistant Director |
| Enrico Isacco | Assistant Director |
| Harry Young | First Assistant Camera |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Visual Effects |
| Milt Rice | Visual Effects |
| Robert B. Shepard | Playback Singer |
| Maurice Jarre | Music |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John H. Cushingham | Co-Producer |
| Hal Dresner | Associate Producer |
| Edward Lewis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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