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.
The Iron Petticoat has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Iron Petticoat was released in 1956 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving The Iron Petticoat (1956) an average rating of 44%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 63%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Iron Petticoat a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 44%, The Iron Petticoat is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1956, which stands at 59%.
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