---
title: 'Mister Roberts (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mister-roberts-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048380/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mister Roberts (1955)

1955 · 123 min · Drama, Comedy, War · United States


## Synopsis

Mister Roberts is a 1955 American comedy-drama film directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy featuring an all-star cast including Henry Fonda as Mister Roberts, James Cagney as Captain Morton, William Powell as Doc, and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver. Based on the 1946 novel and 1948 Broadway play, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor, with Lemmon winning the last.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford), [Mervyn LeRoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-leroy), [Joshua Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-logan)
- **Screenplay:** [Joshua Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-logan), [Frank S. Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-s-nugent)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Leland Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/leland-hayward)
- **Director of Photography:** [Winton Hoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/winton-hoch)
- **Editor:** [Jack Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-murray)

## Cast

- [Philip Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-carey)
- [Duke Kahanamoku](https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-kahanamoku)
- [Nick Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-adams)
- [James Cagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cagney)
- [Ward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-bond)
- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)
- [Betsy Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/betsy-palmer)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey)
- [William "Bill" Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bill-henry)
- [Jack Lemmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lemmon)
- [Martin Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-milner)
- [Frank Aletter](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-aletter)
- [Gregory Walcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-walcott)
- [Kathleen O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-o-malley)
- [Jim Moloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-moloney)

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