Operation Petticoat
A World War II submarine commander must race his crippled vessel to safety while contending with a scheming executive officer and a crew of unruly army nurses, all before enemy forces close in.
“20,000 laughs under the sea!”
Synopsis
A World War II submarine commander is forced to deal with a damaged submarine, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
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Principal cast & crew: 22
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Edited by Frank GrossShot by Russell HarlanScored by David Rose
Box Office
1959 · Box office
Grossed $6.8M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$6.8M
Also known as
- Unternehmen Petticoatde
- Opération Juponsfr
- Operazione sottovesteit
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Cary Grant
as Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman
Tony Curtis
as Lt. JG Nicholas Holden
Joan O Brien
as Lt. Dolores Crandall RN
Dina Merrill
as Lt. Barbara Duran RN
Gene Evans
as Chief Molumphry
Dick Sargent
as Ens. Stovall
Virginia Gregg
as Maj. Edna Heywood RN
Robert F Simon
as Capt. J.B. Henderson
Robert Gist
as Lt. Watson
Gavin Macleod
as Ernest Hunkle
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1Writers
5Producers
1Other crew
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