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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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