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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)
Oliver Reed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Norman Wisdom
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
Liz Fraser
NAAFI Girl
Penny Morrell
Miss Marlene Barlow
John Le Mesurier
Prosecuting Counsel
William Roache
Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
Sheila Hancock
Doris (uncredited)
Terence Alexander
Defending Counsel
Philip Locke
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Bryan Pringle
Physical Training Instructor (uncredited)
Peter Jones
Diving Instructor
David Lodge
Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Roy Lansford
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Leonard Sachs
Yachtsman (uncredited)
Robert Urquhart
Commander Clayton
Ian Hunter
Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Nolan
John Arnatt
Briggs (uncredited)
Imogen Hassall
Girl in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Gym Instructor (uncredited)
Frank Williams
Mr. Carruthers
Eddie Byrne
Petty Officer Filkins
Larry Dann
New Dalton's Boy (uncredited)
Claire Gordon
Blonde on Yacht
Cyril Chamberlain
Jimmy (uncredited)
Sydney Tafler
Speedboat Owner
Edward Chapman
Mr. Philpots
Harold Goodwin
Streaky Hopkinson
Roland Curram
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Joe Robinson
Tall Sailor
Brian Oulton
Bert Ainsworth
Robert Desmond
Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
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)
Anthony Sagar
Instructor's Assistant (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
Sailor (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Polynesian Girl (uncredited)
John Tatham
Naval Officer (uncredited)
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