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