Attack on the Iron Coast

Attack on the Iron Coast

89 mins | War | June 5, 1968

Attack on the Iron Coast is a 1967 British-American Oakmont Productions international co-production war film directed by Paul Wendkos in the first of his five picture contract with Mirisch Productions, and starring Lloyd Bridges, Andrew Keir, Sue Lloyd, Mark Eden and Maurice Denham. The film depicts an account of Allied Combined Operations Headquarters commandos executing a daring raid on the German-occupied French coast during the Second World War. The film is based on the commando raid on the French port of St. Nazaire and is reminiscent of the film The Gift Horse. In the United States it was released as a double feature with Danger Route.

Attack on the Iron Coast

89 mins | War | June 5, 1968

Attack on the Iron Coast
Attack on the Iron Coast is a 1967 British-American Oakmont Productions international co-production war film directed by Paul Wendkos in the first of his five picture contract with Mirisch Productions, and starring Lloyd Bridges, Andrew Keir, Sue Lloyd, Mark Eden and Maurice Denham. The film depicts an account of Allied Combined Operations Headquarters commandos executing a daring raid on the German-occupied French coast during the Second World War. The film is based on the commando raid on the French port of St. Nazaire and is reminiscent of the film The Gift Horse. In the United States it was released as a double feature with Danger Route.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers The Mirisch Corporation, Oakmont Productions
Original title Attack on the Iron Coast
Directors Paul Wendkos
Writers John C. Champion, Herman Hoffman

Cast

Lloyd Bridges

as Maj. James Wilson

Andrew Keir

as Capt. Owen Franklin

Sue Lloyd

as Sue Wilson

Mark Eden

as Lt. Cmdr. Donald Kimberly

Maurice Debham

as Rear Adm. Sir Frederick Grafton

Glyn Owen

as Forrester

Howard Pays

as Lt. Graham

Walter Gotell

as Van Horst