You Know What Sailors Are
1954, English. Directed by Ken Annakin.
The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One night, whilst under the influence of alcohol, he welds an old pram to the deck of a foreign destroyer for a joke. The next morning, British Intelligence is desperate to know what the enemy’s new weapon is. To cover his tracks, Green calls it the ‘998’. When he is posted to the destroyer to explain about radar techniques, Green soon realizes that his prank has gone too far.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 February 1954
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Peter Rogers
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You Know What Sailors Are runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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You Know What Sailors Are isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 February 1954. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed You Know What Sailors Are?
You Know What Sailors Are (1954) was directed by Ken Annakin and stars Akim Tamiroff, Donald Sinden, Sarah Lawson.