# Operation Petticoat (1959)

> A damaged World War II submarine becomes a floating pressure cooker when its resourceful captain takes aboard stranded Army nurses and sails on in shocking pink.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4833

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Comedy, War, Romance
- Director: Blake Edwards
- Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Virginia Gregg, Robert F. Simon
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, breezy, irreverent, lazy sunday, classic movie night

## Synopsis

A hilarious misadventure unfolds aboard a submarine during World War II, where chaos and romance collide.

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