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The Cockleshell Heroes

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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 his new superior recruit and train the needed men. Their audacious plan involves transporting a small group of soldiers by submarine to the coast of occupied France, where they will kayak along an estuary into a Nazi shipyard and commit sabotage. Chances for success are very small.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's so predictable one might easily tune out well before the action begins. Rated: C+ Nov 8, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jim P This is an enjoyable war movie about one of many crazy schemes that were thought up! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/08/24 Full Review Chris V There's a line in the movie where an officer criticises the planned mission as foolhardy and designed to hook somebody a Victoria Cross. Knowing something of the mission, that's my view too. This film strikes an uneasy pose between a sort of "Crikey what larks!" atmosphere and the serious business of military courage. I'm sure a much better film about this hare-brained and ultimately unsuccessful mission is waiting to be made. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/19/23 Full Review Audience Member jose ferrer both stars in & directs this WWII saga post WWII Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Great simplistic gung ho fun ..really enjoyed it ! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Good film with plenty of laughs at the start but and a decent plot to match. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Rousing British WWII film celebrating the Royal Marines and their commando attack by canoe on ships in Bordeaux in 1942. Somewhat accurate, except it makes the raid seem significant and successful. But what the heck; Brits love these sorts of war stories featuring daring, plucky men executing clever, quirky, plans. Mysteriously directed by and starring Jose Ferrer, and also includes Christopher Lee's 34th performance (out of his 274 so far). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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 his new superior recruit and train the needed men. Their audacious plan involves transporting a small group of soldiers by submarine to the coast of occupied France, where they will kayak along an estuary into a Nazi shipyard and commit sabotage. Chances for success are very small.
Director
José Ferrer
Producer
Irving Allen, Albert R. Broccoli
Production Co
Warwick Film Productions
Genre
War
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 37m