Comedy · United Kingdom · 1956 · 1h 27m

The Iron Petticoat

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Director
Ralph Thomas
Cast
Bob Hope as Captain Chuck Lockwood Katharine Hepburn as Captain Vinka Kovalenko Noelle Middleton as Lady Constance Warburton-Watts James Robertson Justice as Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff Robert Helpmann as Ivan Kropotkin David Kossoff as Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz
Crew
Ernest Steward — Director of Photography Frederick Wilson — Editor Ben Hecht — Screenplay Harry Saltzman — Producer Betty E. Box — Producer Yvonne Caffin — Costume Design
Tagline

Bob and Kate...Simply Great

Synopsis

Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London.

Mood & Themes
communism
Key Collaborators
Ralph Thomas Director Ernest Steward Director of Photography Frederick Wilson Editor Ben Hecht Screenplay Harry Saltzman Producer Betty E. Box Producer Yvonne Caffin Costume Design
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