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The Bulldog Breed
1960, Dec 13
1h 37m
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
Directed by
Robert Asher
Michael Caine
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Larry Dann
New Dalton's Boy (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Leonard Sachs
Yachtsman (uncredited)
William Roache
Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
Philip Locke
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Norman Wisdom
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
John Le Mesurier
Prosecuting Counsel
Sheila Hancock
Doris (uncredited)
Liz Fraser
NAAFI Girl
Peter Jones
Diving Instructor
Terence Alexander
Defending Counsel
Bryan Pringle
Physical Training Instructor (uncredited)
Robert Urquhart
Commander Clayton
Imogen Hassall
Girl in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
David Lodge
Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Penny Morrell
Miss Marlene Barlow
Glyn Houston
Gym Instructor (uncredited)
Ian Hunter
Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
John Arnatt
Briggs (uncredited)
Roland Curram
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Edward Chapman
Mr. Philpots
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Nolan
Eddie Byrne
Petty Officer Filkins
Cyril Chamberlain
Jimmy (uncredited)
Claire Gordon
Blonde on Yacht
Frank Williams
Mr. Carruthers
Sydney Tafler
Speedboat Owner
Robert Desmond
Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Streaky Hopkinson
Brian Oulton
Bert Ainsworth
Anthony Sagar
Instructor's Assistant (uncredited)
Joe Robinson
Tall Sailor
Julie Shearing
WRN Smith
Bosun
Bosun the Dog
Alan Beaton
Commander (uncredited)
Rodney Cardiff
Sailor (uncredited)
Tony Castleton
Sailor (uncredited)
Bill Cummings
Sailor (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
Man in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Tex Fuller
Sailor (uncredited)
Rosamund Lesley
Peggy (uncredited)
Keith Peacock
Sailor (uncredited)
Geremy Phillips
Audience Member (uncredited)
Fred Real
Commander (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
Sailor (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Polynesian Girl (uncredited)
John Tatham
Naval Officer (uncredited)
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