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Film 1959 124 min

Operation Petticoat

“20,000 laughs under the sea!”

TMDB Rating ★ 7.2
Votes 411
Director Blake Edwards
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Comedy War Romance
The Story

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

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Cast & Characters

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

Dick Crockett

Petty Officer Harmon
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