Aired Saturday 24 May, 12:30pm - 2:05pmon BBC Two

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

Name: The Cockleshell Heroes
Rating: 6.5

War

A small group of Royal Marines carry out a covert canoe raid on the docks of Bordeaux during World War II in a mission to destroy the blockade-busting Nazi ships.

IMDb6.5

Country: United Kingdom

Cast and crew

Jose FerrerDirector
Jose FerrerMajor Stringer
Trevor HowardCaptain Thompson
Anthony NewleyMarine Clarke
Victor MaddernSgt. Craig
David LodgeMarine Ruddock
Peter ArneMarine Stevens
Percy HerbertMarine Lomas
Graham StewartMarine Booth
John FabianMarine Cooney
John Van EyssenMarine Bradley
Robert DesmondMarine Todd
William FitzgeraldGestapo Comdt.
Karel StepanekAssistant Gestapo Officer
Dora BryanMyrtie
Beatrice CampbellMrs. Ruddock
Sydney TaflerPoliceman
Gladys HensonBarmaid

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