Operation Petticoat
“20,000 laughs under the sea!”
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
55 people
Cary Grant
Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman
Known for
North by Northwest
Notorious
Tony Curtis
Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Defiant Ones
Joan O'Brien
2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall
Known for
The Alamo
It Happened at the World's Fair
Dina Merrill
2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran
Known for
Caddyshack II
The Player
Gene Evans
Chief Molumphry
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Steel Helmet
Dick Sargent
Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)
Known for
Bewitched
Hardcore
Virginia Gregg
Major Edna Heywood
Known for
The Hanging Tree
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Robert F. Simon
Captain J.B. Henderson
Known for
Spider-Man Strikes Back
Bigger Than Life
Robert Gist
Lieutenant Watson
Known for
Strangers on a Train
The Band Wagon
Gavin MacLeod
Yeoman Ernest Hunkle
Known for
The Love Boat
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
George Dunn
Prophet
Known for
A Woman Under the Influence
The Beguiled
Dick Crockett
Petty Officer Harmon
Known for
The Party
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Blake Edwards Director · Maurice Richlin Screenplay Stanley Shapiro Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.8M · United States release December 5, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,800,000
Production
Granart Company
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 3, 1959
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 5, 1959
Theatrical
Brazil
December 24, 1959 · Theatrical · IMDB
January 1, 2000 · Physical · IMDB
Germany
December 25, 1959 · Theatrical
Italy
February 25, 1960 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 3, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 18, 1960 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 1959 · Theatrical
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