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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Bryan Forbes (screenplay)
George Kent (story)
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Release Date:
27 March 1956 (USA) more
Tagline:
Ten Brave Men Started Out on the Most Desperate Adventure of the War!
Plot:
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
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(From CinemaRetro. 4 April 2009, 10:19 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Little known Part of WWII History more (20 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | José Ferrer | ... | Major Stringer (as Jose Ferrer) |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Captain Thompson |
| Dora Bryan | ... | Myrtie |
| Victor Maddern | ... | Sgt. Craig |
| Anthony Newley | ... | Marine Clarke |
| David Lodge | ... | Marine Ruddock |
| Peter Arne | ... | Marine Stevens |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Marine Lomas |
| Graham Stewart | ... | Marine Booth |
| John Fabian | ... | Marine Cooney |
| John Van Eyssen | ... | Marine Bradley |
| Robert Desmond | ... | Marine Todd |
| Walter Fitzgerald | ... | Gestapo Comdt. |
| Karel Stepanek | ... | Assistant Gestapo Officer |
| Beatrice Campbell | ... | Mrs. Ruddock |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Cockle Shell Heroes (Australia) (video box title) (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Cockleshell Heroes (Australia) (video box title)
The Cockle Shell Heroes (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
USA:97 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #17642) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | West Germany:16
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Trivia:
Of all of Victor Maddern film roles this was his favorite role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Sgt Craig hands over the mine to the men during training, he tells them that they have 12 minutes to loose it. The men run off leaving Craig behind but when they get to the beach Craig is there in a canoe waiting for them. more
Quotes:
Major Stringer:
Well, now, it's time for me to listen to you for a change.
Captain Thompson:
What do you mean by that?
Major Stringer:
I mean, let me have it. What did I do wrong?
Captain Thompson:
You did everything wrong.
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Soundtrack:
The London I Love more
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This is an excellent movie that depicts a little known part of WWII history and well acted with a good story line. Jose Ferrar did an excellent job of acting and directing this movie and I am trying to locate a VHS (North American) Copy to add to my library.