CinemaOSMovie · 1959 · 2h 4m · PG
Operation Petticoat

20,000 laughs under the sea!

72%(432)IMDbComedyWarRomance

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 byBlake Edwards

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 4m
Language
EN
Released
December 5, 1959
Revenue
$6,800,000
Studios
Universal International PicturesGranart Company

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2 videos
Operation Petticoat (1959) Teaser Trailer

Operation Petticoat (1959) Teaser Trailer

Operation Petticoat (1959) Trailer

Operation Petticoat (1959) Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards
Written by
Maurice Richlin
Maurice Richlin
Stanley Shapiro
Produced by
Robert Arthur

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