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5.9During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Released: 1955-11-1697 minDir: José FerrerWar
Cast
- Trevor Howard as Captain Thompson
- José Ferrer as Major Stringer
- Anthony Newley as Marine Clarke
- Victor Maddern as Sgt. Craig
- Percy Herbert as Marine Lomas
- David Lodge as Marine Ruddock
Themes
- mission
- world war ii
- behind enemy lines
- u.s. marine
- royal marines
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- José Ferrer
- Screenwriter
- Richard Maibaum
- Cast member
- Victor Maddern
- Composer
- John Addison
- Cinematographer
- John Laurence Wilcox
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 522758
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- The Cockleshell Heroes
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- production designer
- John Box
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Categories
1955 British films1955 directorial debut films1955 English-language films1955 films1955 war filmsBritish CinemaScope filmsBritish World War II filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about special forces of the United KingdomFilms about the Royal Navy in World War IIFilms directed by José FerrerFilms scored by John AddisonFilms set in 1942Films set in BordeauxFilms with screenplays by Bryan ForbesFilms with screenplays by Richard MaibaumRoyal MarinesSeafaring films based on actual eventsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II films based on actual events