The Horizontal Lieutenant is a 1962 American romantic comedy war film, based on the 1961 novel The Bottletop Affair by Gordon Cotler. It is a military comedy about an unfortunate army intelligence lieutenant who finds himself isolated on a remote Japanese island army outpost during World War II. It stars Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss and was directed by Richard Thorpe. It was the last of four teamings between Hutton and Prentiss following Where the Boys Are, The Honeymoon Machine and Bachelor in Paradise.
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Genres - Comedy, Romance, War |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - Apr 18, 1962 |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,020,000
Tags
Adapted Into Comics, Japan
Attributes
Based On: based on novels
Narrative Location: Hawaii
Subject: about the United States Army, Pacific War
Narrative Location: Hawaii
Subject: about the United States Army, Pacific War
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Alternate Titles
Åh, vilken löjtnant
SE
Caccia al tenente
IT
El teniente horizontal
AR, MX
I mascot tou syntagmatos
GR
Kom på højkant, løjtnant
DK
La guerre en dentelles
FR
Locotenentul orizontal
RO
O Tenente Boa Vida
BR
The Bottletop Affair
, US
The Horizontal Lieutenant
CA, GB, US
Vaakasuora luutnantti
FI
戦略泥棒作戦
JP