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The Bulldog Breed
From The Army's Funniest Private...To The Navy's Most Riotous Seaman!
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Robert Asher
Screenplay: Norman Wisdom, Jack Davies, Henry Blyth
Top Cast
Norman Wisdom
Norman
Ian Hunter
Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge
Chief Petty Officer Knowles
John Le Mesurier
Prosecuting counsel
Terence Alexander
Defending Counsel
Michael Caine
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Robert Urquhart
Cmdr. Clayton
