ApprovedThe Cockleshell Heroes

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Play Time: 97 mins
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The Cockleshell Heroes

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

Status: Released (1955-11-16)
Screen:Bryan Forbes, Richard Maibaum, George Kent
Productions: Columbia Pictures, Warwick Film Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
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HM Royal Marines don't tend to be centre-stage in many films depicting their wartime escapades. This one recounts their exploits trying to canoe up the Garonne and attack some vital Nazi shipping. The plot is quite interesting but both José Ferrer and Trevor Howard miss their targets ....

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