The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"

Genre: War
Release Date: 1955-11-16
User Rating: 5.9/10 from 32 ratings
Runtime: 1h 37min
Language: English
Production Company: Columbia Pictures
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: José Ferrer

5.9/10

From 32 Ratings

6.5

Summary

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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Cast
Crew

Trevor Howard

as Captain Thompson
José Ferrer

as Major Stringer
Anthony Newley

as Marine Clarke
Victor Maddern

as Sgt. Craig
Percy Herbert

as Marine Lomas
David Lodge

as Marine Ruddock
Peter Arne

as Marine Stevens
Graham Stewart

as Marine Booth
John Fabian

as Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen

as Marine Bradley
Robert Desmond

as Marine Todd
Walter Fitzgerald

as Gestapo Comdt.
Karl Stepanek

as Assistant Gestapo Officer
Dora Bryan

as Myrtie
Beatrice Campbell

as Mrs Ruddock
Sydney Tafler

as Policeman
Christopher Lee

as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
Pat McGrath

as Marine Bellamy (uncredited)
Jack Carter

as Soldier (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos

as French Fisherman
Judith Furse

as W.V.S. Woman
Patric Doonan

as Claridge - Sailor in Pub
Yana

as Wren Singer in Pub(uncredited)

Camera	Ted Moore	Director of Photography
Writing	Bryan Forbes	Writer
Editing	Alan Osbiston	Editor
Writing	Richard Maibaum	Writer
Directing	José Ferrer	Director
Camera	John Wilcox	Director of Photography
Production	Albert R. Broccoli	Executive Producer