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16/11/1955 War 1h 37m
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They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"

Overview

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

  1. Bryan Forbes

    Writer

  2. Richard Maibaum

    Writer

  3. José Ferrer

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Trevor Howard

    Captain Thompson

  2. José Ferrer

    Major Stringer

  3. Anthony Newley

    Marine Clarke

  4. Victor Maddern

    Sgt. Craig

  5. Percy Herbert

    Marine Lomas

  6. David Lodge

    Marine Ruddock

  7. Peter Arne

    Marine Stevens

  8. Graham Stewart

    Marine Booth

  9. John Fabian

    Marine Cooney

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14
HM Royal Marines don't tend to be centre-stage in many films depicting their wartime escapades. This one recounts their exploits trying to canoe up the Garonne and attack some vital Nazi shipping. The plot is quite interesting but both José Ferrer and Trevor Howard miss their targets - both performances are as strained as their on-screen relationship purports to be. It does celebrate the valiant efforts, however, of this daring raid with great looking photography and Ferrer directs this with a true sense of the jeopardy of the whole enterprise.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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