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Petticoat Pirates (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David MacDonald

Written By:
Charlie Drake
T.J. Morrison

Actors:
Charlie Drake ..... Charlie
Anne Heywood ..... Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
Cecil Parker ..... C-in-C
John Turner ..... Lt. Michael Pattinson
Thorley Walters ..... Captain Jerome Robertson
Maxine Audley ..... Mary - Superintendent
Eleanor Summerfield ..... Chief Wren Mabel Rawlins
Victor Maddern ..... CPO Nixon
Lionel Murton ..... Admiral
Barbara Hicks ..... P.T. Instructress
Kenneth Fortescue ..... Paul Turner
Dilys Laye ..... Sue
Penny Newington ..... Elizabeth
Michael Ripper ..... Tug
Anton Rodgers ..... Alec

Synopsis:

Charlie 'The Worker' Drake teams up with screen goddess Anne Heywood for this hilarious seagoing comedy. As a loveable, timid stoker engaged to foil the plans of a gang of mutinous Wrens, the diminutive comic finds himself caught up in a maritime battle of the sexes in a classic British feature from 1961 - presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. A company of Wrens led by spirited Chief Officer Anne Stevens set out to prove equality with their male counterparts by taking over a warship with breathtaking efficiency, sailing it out to sea and into a NATO naval exercise. However, the renegade Wrens are soon to discover that men really are essential in many ways... while Charlie is all at sea for the first time in his humble career with Her Majesty's Navy!

Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive Drake) helps 150 Wrens under Superintendent Maxine Audley, who've hijacked a frigate, HMS 'Huntress', to prove they're the equal of their male counterparts. Hardly a feminist masterpiece, but fans will relish the nightmare court-martial in which Drake plays all the parts.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 May, 2014.