Operation Petticoat

original title:
Operation Petticoat
other titles:
(Unternehmen Petticoat), Life in the Pink
country / year of production:
USA / 1959
original length:
124 min. , color
premiere:
5 December 1959
genre:
Comedy
based on:
director:
Blake Edwards
film script:
Paul King , Joseph Stone
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Tony Curtis , Cary Grant , Joan O'Brien
more:
plot synopsis:
The film takes place during World War II and deals with a pink and decrepit submarine and it's crew.
keywords:
submarine , air raid , nurse , behind enemy lines , sea-battle , comradeship
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
There actually was a pink submarine in the south-west pacific early in the war.

Was nominated for the "Golden Globe" and the "Oscar" in 1960.
availability:
VHS, DVD