American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
James Garner
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Julie Andrews
as Emily Barham
Melvyn Douglas
as Admiral William Jessup
James Coburn
as Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
Joyce Grenfell
as Mrs. Barham
Edward Binns
as Admiral Thomas Healy
Liz Fraser
as Sheila
Keenan Wynn
as Old Sailor
William Windom
as Captain Harry Spaulding
John Crawford
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Douglas Henderson
as Captain Marvin Ellender
Edmon Ryan
as Admiral Hoyle