They Who Dare (1954)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Lewis Milestone

Writer:

Robert Westerby (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 May 1954 (Sweden)

Genre:

War | Drama

Plot:

In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders...

Plot Keywords:

WWII

Cast

Kay Callard	...	Nightclub Singer
William Russell	...	Lieut. Poole (as Russell Enoch)
Dirk Bogarde	...	Lieut. Graham
Harold Siddons	...	Lieut. Stevens R.N.
Eric Pohlmann	...	Captain Papadapoulos
Akim Tamiroff	...	Captain George One
Gérard Oury	...	Captain George Two (as Gerard Oury)
Lisa Gastoni	...	George Two's Girlfriend
Sam Kydd	...	Marine Boyd
Peter Burton	...	Marine Barrett
David Peel	...	Sergeant Evans
Denholm Elliott	...	Sergeant Corcoran
Michael Mellinger	...	Toplis
Alec Mango	...	Patroklis
Anthea Leigh	...	Marika
Eileen Way	...	Greek Woman

Directed by
Lewis Milestone

Writing credits
Robert Westerby		(screenplay)

Produced by
Aubrey Baring	....	producer
Maxwell Setton	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Gill

Cinematography by
Wilkie Cooper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Vladimir Sagovsky		(as V. Sagovsky)

Art Direction by
Donald M. Ashton		(as Don Ashton)

Makeup Department
Neville Smallwood	....	makeup artist

Production Management
George Maynard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gus Agosti	....	first assistant director
Martin C. Schute	....	second assistant director (as Martin Schute)

Art Department
Ralph Sallon	....	artist: caricature sketches

Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson	....	dubbing editor (as G. Anderson)
John Cox	....	sound supervisor
Red Law	....	sound recordist
George Stephenson	....	sound recordist
Gerry Anderson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Moray Grant	....	camera operator (as R.D. Moray Grant)

Editorial Department
Joan Bridge	....	colour consultant: Technicolor

Music Department
Robert Gill	....	music director
Robert Gill	....	conductor (uncredited)

Other crew
Constance Willis	....	continuity (as Connie Willis)

Production Companies

• Mayflower Pictures Corporation (as A Mayflower Production)
• British Lion Film Corporation (presents)

Distributors

• Allied Artists Pictures (1954) (USA) (theatrical)
• British Lion Film Corporation (1953) (UK) (theatrical) (as British Lion Film Corporation Limited)

Other Companies

• Admiralty, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance, advice and facilities provided by in the making of this motion picture (as the Admiralty)
• Air Ministry, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance, advice and facilities provided by in the making of this motion picture (as the Air Ministry)
• Lebanese Air Force  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance, advice and facilities provided by in the making of this motion picture (as the Lebanese Air Force)
• War Office, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance, advice and facilities provided by in the making of this motion picture (as the War Office)

Also Known As:

Lewis Milestone's They Who Dare (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Mayflower Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Deubt of Lisa Gastoni.

Effective Action Movie WW2 with Authentic Aircraft

This film will be of great interest to WW2 Aviation enthusiasts as it features several authentic Italian Savoia - Marchetti S.M. 79 three - motor bombers. These aircraft were provided by the Lebanese Air Force which was the last operator of the type.

I would make an educated guess that this film was shot on Cyprus as there is an abundance of British Army trucks and armoured cars modified and painted to resemble German vehicles. A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft can also be briefly glimpsed during the airfield attack sequence.

The special effects ,such as model aircraft being blown up, are not up to modern standards but they are no worse than other 1950s war movies such as "The Dambusters".