They Who Dare (1954)

Directed by

Lewis Milestone

Genre

war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of British commandos carry out a secret mission to destroy enemy airfields in the Dodecanese islands during World War Two. They face danger and hardship as they try to weaken German and Italian air power threatening Allied troops in Egypt.

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What happens

They Who Dare is a 1954 British Second World War war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott and Akim Tamiroff. It was released by British Lion Films and in the United States by Allied Artists. The story is based on Operation Anglo that took place during World War II in the Dodecanese islands where special forces attempted to disrupt the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica from threatening Allied forces in Egypt. The title of the film is a reference to the motto of the Special Air Service: "Who Dares Wins". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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