Operation Petticoat
1959 film by Blake Edwards
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Summary
Operation Petticoat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,945 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Blake Edwards[3]
- Screenwriter: Stanley Shapiro[4], Maurice Richlin[5]
- Composer: Henry Mancini[6], David Rose[7]
- Genre: comedy film[8], war film[9]
- Cast member: Cary Grant[10], Tony Curtis[11], Dina Merrill[12], Gene Evans[13], Dick Sargent[14], Marion Ross[15], Frankie Darro[16], Arthur O'Connell[17], Joan O'Brien[18], Gavin MacLeod[19], Alan Scott[20], Madlyn Rhue[21], Nicky Blair[22], Robert F. Simon[23]
- Producer: Robert Arthur[24]
- Production company: Universal Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: Russell Harlan[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Operation Petticoat[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 6.6/10[30], 81%[31]
- Color: color[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1959[34], December 3, 1959[35], December 24, 1959[36], December 25, 1959[37], January 28, 1960[38], February 12, 1960[39]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
- Narrative location: Philippines[42]
- Main subject: World War II[43], submarine warfare[44]
- Film editor: Ted J. Kent[45], Frank Gross[46]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[47]
- Title: Operation Petticoat[48]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[49]
- Duration: 124 minutes[50]
- Box office: 23,300,000 US dollars[51]
- Set in period: World War II[52], 20th century[53], 1940s[54]
Why It Matters
Operation Petticoat has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]