Operation Petticoat
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Operation Petticoat (1959)

U
05/12/1959 (GB)
Comedy, War, Romance
2h 4m

20,000 Laughs Under The Sea!

Overview

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

  • Blake EdwardsDirector
  • Maurice RichlinScreenplay
  • Stanley ShapiroScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $6,800,000

Keywords

  • ship
  • navy
  • casino
  • tattoo
  • submarine
  • pig
  • date
  • flirt
  • world war ii
  • naval officer
  • philippines
  • army nurse

Top Billed Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Lieutenant Nicholas Holden

Joan O'Brien

Joan O'Brien

2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Chief Molumphry

Dick Sargent

Dick Sargent

Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg

Major Edna Heywood

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

Captain J.B. Henderson

Robert Gist

Robert Gist

Lieutenant Watson

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Yeoman Ernest Hunkle

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