- Title: The Cockleshell Heroes
- Original Title: The Cockleshell Heroes
- Release Date: 16/11/1955
- Tagline: They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
- Duration:97 Min / 01:37
- Country:GB
- Genre:War
About Film
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Movie Rating: 5.89
Total Votes: 27
Reviews
Geronimo1967
6/10
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...