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The Cockleshell Heroes: Directed by José Ferrer. With José Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Dora Bryan, Christopher Lee. During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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- Action, Drama, War
- José Ferrer
- 1956-03-27
The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed. The film depicts a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Frankton , the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Commandos , who infiltrated Bordeaux ...
Maj. Stringer (Jose Ferrer) needs to assemble a crack squad of British Royal Marines for a highly unusual mission. Though Capt. Thompson (Trevor Howard) is extremely skeptical, he dutifully helps...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- War
- José Ferrer
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Currently you are able to watch "The Cockleshell Heroes" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads. Synopsis During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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- José Ferrer
- 94 min
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Overview. During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them. José Ferrer. Director. Bryan Forbes. Writer. Richard Maibaum. Writer. Reviews. Discussions. Written by CinemaSerf on November 14, 2022.
During WW2, a German submarine base in Bordeaux seems impregnable, but it has to be destroyed and who better for the task than a group of Royal Marines led by Royal Marine Major Stringer. After a series of initiative tests, drills and selection the time approaches. — Joan Hammond.