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The Cockleshell Heroes(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-11-16
59%
32 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
Overview:
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Warwick Film Productions
Movie: The Cockleshell Heroes
Top 10 Billed 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
John Fabian
Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen
Marine Bradley
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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.
Release Date
1955-11-16
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3.0 startsTagline
They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
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