During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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- TriviaTrevor Howard once said of this movie: "The best thing about 'Cockleshell Heroes' was filming in Portugal. Beautiful country. While I was there, I ended up doing the commentary for a documentary about the country which won more awards than the film ever did. I went all over the world promoting the documentary. As for the film, well."
- GoofsCaptain Thompson is talking to Major Stringer about his family history. He claims to have joined up in 1918 just in time to take part in the Battle of Cambrai. This was actually fought from November 20th to December 3rd 1917 so he would have missed it.
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Captain Thompson: Your men give the impression of being an ill-disciplined rabble. And they'll never get to Bordeaux that way.
Major Stringer: Thompson, I'm training these men, not you. I'm the one who is responsible for the success or the failure of this project, so if you don't mind, we'll do it my way. It may not be the right way, or the Marine way, or the professional way, but it is my way and that's the way I want it.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue 1: The Marines were formed 28th. October, 1664. On 29th. April, 1802, His Majesty, King George III, directed that they should be styled THE ROYAL MARINES
- ConnectionsFeatured in Idol on Parade (1959)
- SoundtracksThe London I Love
Music by George Posford
Lyrics by Harold Purcell (uncredited)
Sung by Yana (uncredited)
Mountbatten in 1942. The names of the characters are changed. There was such a raid called operation Frankton that was executed in winter months. The movie is no doubt an exaggeration in many parts but certainly creates a lot of suspense. Of all the performances the only strong one is that of Trevor Howard who delivers his character extremely well on screen. His relationship with his commanding officer is in many ways the centre piece of the film. I can understand why people unaware of the raid would find this film implausible. But I can assure this was a real episode brought to the big screen. The raiders in real life did endure extreme hardship.
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- Oct 24, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes