Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Attenborough

   Dripper Daniels

2. 

   James Donald

   Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

3. 

   Sonny Tufts

   Yank Flanagan

4. 

   Trevor Howard

   Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser

5. 

   Bernard Lee

   A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

6. 

   Dora Bryan

   Glad Flanagan

7. 

   Hugh Williams

   Captain David G. Wilson

8. 

   Robin Bailey

   Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot

9. 

   Meredith Edwards

   Jones

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-09

Trevor Howard makes for an eminently plausible "Lt. Cdr. Fraser" in command of a dilapidated ex-USN destroyer - renamed HMS Ballantrae - whose stiff upper lip, by the book, approach to his men causes considerable resentment. Gradually, though - and not before the ship has a few mishaps - he begins to turn them around before their ultimate mission to attack a Nazi-occupied French dry dock. A good ensemble cast including James Donald, Bernard Lee and Richard Attenborough help keep the pace quick and interesting. The latter part of the film is based on a real-life raid on St. Nazaire and is quite...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• commando