Operation Mad Ball
6.5
“It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!”
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
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Cast
46 people
Jack Lemmon
Pvt. Hogan
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Ernie Kovacs
Capt. Paul Lock
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Bell, Book and Candle
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Kathryn Grant
Lt. Betty Bixby
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Anatomy of a Murder
Arthur O'Connell
Col. Rousch
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Fantastic Voyage
Mickey Rooney
MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Dick York
Cpl. Bohun
Known for
Bewitched
Inherit the Wind
James Darren
Pvt. Widowskas
Known for
The Time Tunnel
T. J. Hooker
Roger Smith
Cpl. Berryman
Known for
Auntie Mame
William Leslie
Pvt. Grimes
Known for
The Lineup
The Horse Soldiers
Sheridan Comerate
Sgt. Wilson
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
L.Q. Jones
Ozark
Known for
The Mask of Zorro
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Jeanne Manet
Madame LaFour
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Slightly French
Long Live Liberty
Richard Quine Director · Blake Edwards Screenplay Jed Harris Writer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · United States release August 17, 1957 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,850,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · August 17, 1957
Theatrical
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