The Horizontal Lieutenant is a 1962 American romantic comedy war film, based on the 1961 novel The Bottletop Affair by Gordon Cotler who was a Japanese interpreter for US Army Intelligence during World War II. It is a military comedy about an unfortunate army intelligence lieutenant who finds himself isolated on a remote island army outpost during World War II. It stars Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss and was directed by Richard Thorpe.
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