The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
- Directed by
- José Ferrer
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- e 12
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 33 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
This is a war film about a 1942 mission where British commandos paddle folding kayaks into a German-occupied French harbor to attack enemy ships. It follows the group as they plan and carry out the dangerous raid.
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What happens
The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed. The film depicts a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Frankton, the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Commandos, who infiltrated Bordeaux Harbour using folding kayaks. It was the first Warwick Film to be filmed in CinemaScope. The producer, Cubby Broccoli, went on to produce films about a famous fictional commander of the Royal Navy in the James Bond franchise. It was one of the top British box office hits of 1956. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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