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Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

20,000 laughs under the sea!

19597.22h 4m

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.

Directed by Blake Edwards
Written by Maurice Richlin, Stanley Shapiro, Paul King
Produced by Robert Arthur
Box Office0Revenue: $6.8M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

shipnavycasinotattoosubmarinepigdateflirtworld war iinaval officerphilippinesarmy nurse

About Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat is a comedy, war, romance film released in 1959 exploring themes of ship, navy, casino, tattoo, submarine, pig. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien. A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

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