Barnacle Bill (released in the US as
All at Sea) is a 1957
Ealing Studios comedy film, starring
Alec Guinness. He plays an unsuccessful
Royal Navy officer, and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. By coincidence, his first Ealing success was
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he also played multiple roles. The film was written by the screenwriter of
Passport to Pimlico.