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Operation Mad Ball

1957 · 105 min

A light, breezy military farce where charm and scheming keep the laughs coming without any real stakes.

Tagline
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
Overview
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • rebellion
  • love
  • work
  • loyalty
Places
  • military
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, war
Directed by
Richard Quine
Written by
Arthur Carter, Jed Harris, Blake Edwards
Starring
Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, Mickey Rooney, Dick York, James Darren, Roger Smith
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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