The Cockleshell Heroes
They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Top cast
Trevor Howard
Captain Thompson
José Ferrer
Major Stringer
Anthony Newley
Marine Clarke
Victor Maddern
Sgt. Craig
Percy Herbert
Marine Lomas
David Lodge
Marine Ruddock
Peter Arne
Marine Stevens
Graham Stewart
Marine Booth
John Fabian
Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen
Marine Bradley
Robert Desmond
Marine Todd
Walter Fitzgerald
Gestapo Comdt.
Karl Stepanek
Assistant Gestapo Officer
Dora Bryan
Myrtie
Beatrice Campbell
Mrs Ruddock
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 16, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Original language
- EN
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