The Cockleshell Heroes

"They Called Them "Canoe Commandos""

Mar 27 1956 Approved 1h 37m
Action, Drama, War

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

Plot

A Royal Marine Reserve Major must work with a veteran Captain and a group of incorrigible recruits to attempt what is generally regarded as a suicide mission: the covert destruction of an entire German shipyard in occupied France.

Written by

Bryan Forbes, Richard Maibaum, George Kent

Directed by

José Ferrer

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Warwick Film Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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6.5 out of 10
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