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War

The Cockleshell Heroes

- They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"

During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.

Release Date : 1955-11-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia PicturesWarwick Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Trevor Howard

Character Name : Captain Thompson

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

José Ferrer

Character Name : Major Stringer

Original Name : José Ferrer

Gender : Male

Anthony Newley

Character Name : Marine Clarke

Original Name : Anthony Newley

Gender : Male

Victor Maddern

Character Name : Sgt. Craig

Original Name : Victor Maddern

Gender : Male

Percy Herbert

Character Name : Marine Lomas

Original Name : Percy Herbert

Gender : Male

David Lodge

Character Name : Marine Ruddock

Original Name : David Lodge

Gender : Male

Peter Arne

Character Name : Marine Stevens

Original Name : Peter Arne

Gender : Male

Graham Stewart

Character Name : Marine Booth

Original Name : Graham Stewart

Gender : Male

John Fabian

Character Name : Marine Cooney

Original Name : John Fabian

Gender : Male

John Van Eyssen

Character Name : Marine Bradley

Original Name : John Van Eyssen

Gender : Male

Robert Desmond

Character Name : Marine Todd

Original Name : Robert Desmond

Gender : Male

Walter Fitzgerald

Character Name : Gestapo Comdt.

Original Name : Walter Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Karl Stepanek

Character Name : Assistant Gestapo Officer

Original Name : Karl Stepanek

Gender : Male

Dora Bryan

Character Name : Myrtie

Original Name : Dora Bryan

Gender : Female

Beatrice Campbell

Character Name : Mrs Ruddock

Original Name : Beatrice Campbell

Gender : Female

Sydney Tafler

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Sydney Tafler

Gender : Male

Christopher Lee

Character Name : Submarine Commander Alan Grieves

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Pat McGrath

Character Name : Marine Bellamy (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat McGrath

Gender : Male

Jack Carter

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Carter

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

HM Royal Marines don't tend to be centre-stage in many films depicting their wartime escapades. This one recounts their exploits trying to canoe up the Garonne and attack some vital Nazi shipping. The plot is quite interesting but both José Ferrer and Trevor Howard miss their targets - both performances are as strained as their on-screen relationship purports to be. It does celebrate the valiant efforts, however, of this daring raid with great looking photography and Ferrer directs this with a true sense of the jeopardy of the whole enterprise.