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McHale's Navy is a 1964 technicolor movie based on the 1962–1966 black and white television sitcom McHale's Navy starring a slimmed down Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway and Joe Flynn, which had in turn originated with a one-hour anthology drama starring Borgnine entitled Seven Against the Sea. The movie version was directed by series producer Edward J. Montagne and its supporting cast includes Carl Ballantine, Gavin MacLeod, Jean Willes, Claudine Longet, and George Kennedy. The movie was followed by a sequel entitled McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force which did not feature Borgnine or Carl Ballantine. Another film, also called McHale's Navy, was released in 1997 with a completely different plot and an entirely different cast except for Borgnine playing a 35-year-older McHale.
In nearly everyway the 1964 movie is merely an extension of the TV series and allows fans of the TV series to see the show in vibrant color. Even the film location for New Caledonia is identical to the one used in the series. For more information on the main characters see the TV series McHale's Navy. The movie was released on DVD for Region 1 on January 31, 2011.
The film was released following the end of the second season of the television series.
Original Release
06/25/1964
US Release
06/25/1964
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ernest Borgnine | Lt. Commander Quinton McHale |
Tim Conway | Ensign Charles Parker |
Joe Flynn | Captain Wallace B. Binghamton |
Bob Hastings | Lt. Elroy Carpenter |
Gary Vinson | Quartermaster George Christopher (Christy) |
John Wright | Willy Moss |
Carl Ballantine | Torpedoman Lester Gruber |
Billy Sands | Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell |
Edson Stroll | Virgil Edwards |
Gavin MacLeod | Seaman Joseph 'Happy' Hanes |
Directors
Writers
Frank Gill Jr., George Carleton Brown, Elisabeth Riseng
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ernest Borgnine | Lt. Commander Quinton McHale |
Tim Conway | Ensign Charles Parker |
Joe Flynn | Captain Wallace B. Binghamton |
Bob Hastings | Lt. Elroy Carpenter |
Gary Vinson | Quartermaster George Christopher (Christy) |
John Wright | Willy Moss |
Carl Ballantine | Torpedoman Lester Gruber |
Billy Sands | Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell |
Edson Stroll | Virgil Edwards |
Gavin MacLeod | Seaman Joseph 'Happy' Hanes |
Yoshio Yoda | Fuji Kobiaji |
Jean Willes | Margot Monet |
Claudine Longet | Andrea Bouchard |
George Kennedy | Henri Le Clerc |
Marcel Hillaire | Chief de Gendarmes |
Dale Ishimoto | Japanese Captain |
John Fujioka | Japanese J.G. |
Sandy Slavik | French Girl |
George Bruggeman | Race Spectator |
James J. Casino | Race Spectator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edward Montagne | Producer |
Elisabeth Riseng | Producer |