HM Royal Marines don't tend to be centre-stage in many films depicting their wartime escapades. This one recounts their exploits trying to canoe up the Garonne and attack some vital Nazi shipping. The plot is quite interesting but both José Ferrer and Trevor Howard miss their targets - both performances are as strained as their on-screen relationship purports to be. It does celebrate the valiant efforts, however, of…
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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
Graham Stewart
Marine Booth
John Fabian
Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen
Marine Bradley
Robert Desmond
Marine Todd
Walter Fitzgerald
Gestapo Comdt.
Karl Stepanek
Assistant Gestapo Officer
Dora Bryan
Myrtie
Beatrice Campbell
Mrs Ruddock
Sydney Tafler
Policeman
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FAQ about The Cockleshell Heroes
What is The Cockleshell Heroes about?
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
When was The Cockleshell Heroes released?
The Cockleshell Heroes was released in 1955.
What genres does The Cockleshell Heroes belong to?
The Cockleshell Heroes is categorised as War.
Who stars in The Cockleshell Heroes?
The cast of The Cockleshell Heroes includes Trevor Howard, José Ferrer, Anthony Newley, Victor Maddern, Percy Herbert.