Operation Petticoat

Name: Operation Petticoat
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Released: 1959-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.221

About Operation Petticoat

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

Blake Edwards's Operation Petticoat is a 1959 comedy romance film. The film is filed under philippines, submarine, ship, and casino.

Cary Grant takes the lead as Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman, Tony Curtis as Lieutenant Nicholas Holden, Joan O'Brien as 2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall, and Dina Merrill as 2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran. At 124 minutes long, it arrived in December 1959.

The screenplay is by Maurice Richlin and Stanley Shapiro.

The Commander, In Harm's Way, and They Were Expendable make useful companions to Operation Petticoat, all filed under navy and world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 434 votes and it carries a PG rating.