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1956 DVD Certificate tbc
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  • 60
  • from 23 members

After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, able Seaman, Knocker White, finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding and gradually the whole crew is .. Read more

Starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Lisa Gastoni, Sarah Miles
Director Joseph Losey, Jay Lewis, Roy Boulting
Genres Drama

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The Baby and the Battleship cover art

The Baby and the Battleship

After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, able Seaman, Knocker White, finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding and gradually the whole crew is drawn into helping keep it fed and washed - and undiscovered. Even so, the officers above deck start to puzzle over the increasingly strange happenings on board.

Starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Lisa Gastoni, Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, Chris Sarandon, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Beatty, Elizabeth Sellars, Gilbert Harding, Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett
Director Joseph Losey, Jay Lewis, Roy Boulting
Certificate DVD Certificate tbc
Genres Drama
Released DVD: 01 Oct 2007
Production year: 1956
Format DVD

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  • Simple-minded lower decks farce, with lots of confusion and cooing over the baby, but not much to laugh at.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • Rated - 3 stars

    A Good Quality Romp.

    A very British comedy with a talented cast, many of whom were destined to go on and make successful careers. Well worth watching for the acting alone. It has many of the elements that made the 'Carry-On's' so popular without the crass slapstick! The plot is almost believable.

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23 Member ratings
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      After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, able Seaman, Knocker White, finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding ...