“That movie makes me cringe seeing a Soviet Officer in dressed in his best uniform at sea. LOL!! Did the producer of that movie ever talk to a real naval officer? I spent 4 years at sea on a USN ship. I never once wore my dress uniform underway unless we were performing a burial at sea ceremony.”
Moves are larger than life.
Life as it could be and not as it is.
Having everyone in dress uniform looks better.
Having everyone in dress uniform looks farcical. The movie’s primary audience was mosty veterens and they thought it looked comical.