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War Movie : The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

War Movie : The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

The Cockleshell Heroes

During World War II, German ships are “safely” docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Director: José Ferrer
Writers: Bryan Forbes (screenplay), Richard Maibaum (screenplay)
Stars: José Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Dora Bryan |
 
Storyline
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.
 
Credit to : Warwick Film Productions

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