The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
1955 · 1h 37m · War
Genres: War
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Director: José Ferrer
Writers: Bryan Forbes, Richard Maibaum
Cinematography: Ted Moore, John Wilcox
Editor: Alan Osbiston
Cast
Trevor Howard as Captain ThompsonJosé Ferrer as Major StringerAnthony Newley as Marine ClarkeVictor Maddern as Sgt. CraigPercy Herbert as Marine LomasDavid Lodge as Marine RuddockPeter Arne as Marine StevensGraham Stewart as Marine BoothJohn Fabian as Marine CooneyJohn Van Eyssen as Marine BradleyRobert Desmond as Marine ToddWalter Fitzgerald as Gestapo Comdt.More like this
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