Operation Petticoat
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| Directed by | Blake Edwards |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur |
| Written by | Paul King Joseph B. Stone Stanley J. Shapiro Maurice Richlin |
| Starring |
Cary Grant Tony Curtis Dina Merrill |
| Narrated by | Cary Grant |
| Music by |
David Rose Henry Mancini (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Frank Gross Ted J. Kent |
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Granart Company
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $9,500,000 (US/ Canada) |
Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, that stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
The film tells in flashback the misadventures of the fictional U. S. Navy submarine, USS Sea Tiger, during the opening days of the United States involvement in World War II. Some elements of the screenplay were taken from actual incidents that happened with some of the Pacific Fleet's submarines during the war. Other members of the cast include several actors who went on to become television stars in the 1960s and 1970s: Gavin MacLeod of The Love Boat and McHale's Navy, Marion Ross of Happy Days, and Dick Sargent of Bewitched.
Paul King, Joseph Stone, Stanley Shapiro, and Maurice Richlin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing for their work on Operation Petticoat. The film was the basis for a television series in 1977 starring John Astin in Grant's role.
In 1959 U. S. Navy Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant), ComSubPac, boards the obsolete submarine USS Sea Tiger, prior to her departure for the scrapyard. Sherman, once her first commanding officer, begins reading his wartime personal logbook, recalling earlier events.
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