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Operation Petticoat
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Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American comedy war film directed by Blake Edwards and produced by Robert Arthur. The screenplay was written by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin, with music composed by Henry Mancini and David Rose. The cast includes Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill, and Gene Evans. The film was produced by Universal Pictures and Granart Company, with cinematography by Russell Harlan.
The narrative is set in the Philippines and focuses on World War II submarine warfare. Key elements include ships, the navy, casinos, and tattoos. The film has a runtime of 124 minutes and was originally released in the United States in December 1959. It was later distributed on video on demand by Netflix.
Operation Petticoat was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critical reception includes a score of 6.6 out of 10 and an 81% rating. Audience metrics show an average vote of 7.249 on TMDb and a 7.2 rating on IMDb. The production generated revenue of 6,800,000.
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7.2A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
Cast
- Cary Grant as Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman
- Tony Curtis as Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
- Joan O'Brien as 2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall
- Dina Merrill as 2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran
- Gene Evans as Chief Molumphry
- Dick Sargent as Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)
Themes
- ship
- navy
- casino
- tattoo
- submarine
- pig
- date
- flirt
- world war ii
- naval officer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- submarine warfare
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Screenwriter
- Maurice Richlin
- Cast member
- Dick Crockett
- Composer
- David Rose
- Producer
- Robert Arthur
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Narrative location
- Philippines
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 867767
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Operation Petticoat poster.jpg
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- Commons category
- Operation Petticoat
- publication date
- 1960-02-12
- title
- Operation Petticoat
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- production designer
- Alexander Golitzen
- costume designer
- Bill Thomas
- review score
- 81%
- box office
- 23300000
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