Operation Petticoat

"20,000 Laughs Under The Sea!"

Dec 24 1959 Approved 2h 4m
Comedy, Romance, War

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Plot

A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. Going slowly to this site, they find a stranded group of Army nurses and must take them aboard. How bad can it get? Trying to get a primer coat on the sub, they have to mix white and red in order to have enough. When forced to flee the dock during an air attack, they find themselves with the world's only Pink submarine, still with 5 women in the tight quarters of a submarine.

Written by

Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin, Paul King

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Granart Company

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
16,555
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA