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67% Critic Match
Operation Mad Ball
“It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!”
6.7 / 10• 1957• 1h 45m•G• English
ComedyWar
Storyline
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
Cast & Crew
Jack Lemmon
Pvt. Hogan
Lead
Ernie Kovacs
Capt. Paul Lock
Kathryn Grant
Lt. Betty Bixby
Arthur O'Connell
Col. Rousch
Mickey Rooney
MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Dick York
Cpl. Bohun
James Darren
Pvt. Widowskas
Roger Smith
Cpl. Berryman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Quine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Operation Mad Ball is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
