The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

97 mins | War | Nov. 16, 1955

During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.

The Cockleshell Heroes

97 mins | War | Nov. 16, 1955

The Cockleshell Heroes
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Columbia Pictures, Warwick Film Productions
Original title The Cockleshell Heroes
Directors José Ferrer
Writers Bryan Forbes, Richard Maibaum

Cast

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)