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Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat
★ 7.2/10•1959•2h 4m•PG•Comedy•War•Romance

20,000 laughs under the sea!

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

Maurice Richlin · Screenplay

Blake Edwards · Director

Stanley Shapiro · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 4m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 5, 1959
Revenue$6,800,000

Actors

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

George Dunn

George Dunn

Prophet

Dick Crockett

Petty Officer Harmon

Madlyn Rhue

Madlyn Rhue

2nd Lieutenant Reid

Marion Ross

Marion Ross

2nd Lieutenant Colfax

Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung

Sergeant Ramon Gillardo

Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley

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