The Cockleshell Heroes
“They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"”
5.9(31)19551h 37m
War
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Director
José Ferrer
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Reviews
1 review
Geronimo1967
3y ago
6.0
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 e...
