The Cockleshell Heroes 1955
6.5 / 10
The Cockleshell Heroes
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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... Captain Thompson
... Major Stringer
... Marine Clarke
... Sgt. Craig
... Marine Lomas
... Marine Ruddock
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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.
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Release Date:
Nov 16, 1955 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 37`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
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Released
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The Cockleshell Heroes
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.
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The Cockleshell Heroes
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Cast
... Captain Thompson
... Major Stringer
... Marine Clarke
... Sgt. Craig
... Marine Lomas
... Marine Ruddock
... Marine Stevens
... Marine Booth
... Marine Cooney
... Marine Bradley
... Marine Todd
... Gestapo Comdt.
... Assistant Gestapo Officer
... Myrtie
... Mrs Ruddock
... Policeman
... Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
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Pat McGrath... Marine Bellamy (uncredited)
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Jack Carter... Soldier (uncredited)
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