The Bulldog Breed

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 13, 1960

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

The Rank Organisation

Cast

Brian Oulton,Anthony Sagar,John Bailey,Leonard Sachs,David Lodge,Robert Urquhart,Bill Cummings,Arnold Schulkes,Julie Shearing,Philip Lockeand 40 more

Director

Robert Asher

Writer

Henry Blyth,Jack Davies,Norman Wisdom

Cinematography

Jack Asher

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053683