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Operation Petticoat
“20,000 laughs under the sea!”
7.3 / 10• 1959• 2h 4m•PG• English
ComedyWarRomance
Storyline
A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
Cast & Crew
Cary Grant
Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman
Lead
Tony Curtis
Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
Joan O'Brien
2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall
Dina Merrill
2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran
Gene Evans
Chief Molumphry
Dick Sargent
Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)
Virginia Gregg
Major Edna Heywood
Robert F. Simon
Captain J.B. Henderson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Blake Edwards's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Operation Petticoat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
