The Cockleshell Heroes
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.
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Warwick Film Productions
Tags & Hashtags
Watch The Cockleshell Heroes Online
Video player provided by a third-party service. CineFlix does not host any content.
Official Trailer & More
No trailers available in your region.
Cast
Trevor Howard
Captain Thompson
José Ferrer
Major Stringer
Anthony Newley
Marine Clarke
Victor Maddern
Sgt. Craig
Percy Herbert
Marine Lomas
David Lodge
Marine Ruddock
Peter Arne
Marine Stevens
John Fabian
Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen
Marine Bradley
Robert Desmond
Marine Todd
Walter Fitzgerald
Gestapo Comdt.
Karl Stepanek
Assistant Gestapo Officer
Dora Bryan
Myrtie
Beatrice Campbell
Mrs Ruddock
Sydney Tafler
Policeman
Christopher Lee
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
Pat McGrath
Marine Bellamy (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
French Fisherman
Judith Furse
W.V.S. Woman
Patric Doonan
Claridge - Sailor in Pub
Crew
- Director
- José Ferrer
- Writers
- Bryan Forbes,Richard Maibaum
- Producers
- Albert R. Broccoli
- Cinematography
- Ted Moore,John Wilcox
Where to Watch
Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch via TMDB. Click a logo to visit the provider's official website.
Similar Movies
Steps Through the Mist
1967
Black Book
2006
I Wish I Were a Pigeon
1990
Eagles Fly Early
1966
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944
Halt, Or I'll Miss!
1998
1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?
2019
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
2014
The Legion of No Return
1969
Devils on the Doorstep
2001
The Forgotten Battle
2021
SHTTL
2023
Point 905
1960
The Battleship on the Ground
2007
Two Women
1960
The Hill
1965
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Come and See
1985
Escape from Sobibor
1987
Recommendations
The Sea Wolves
1980
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
The Cruel Sea
1953
Lifeboat
1944
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
In Which We Serve
1942
Waiting for Anya
2020
The Dam Busters
1955
The Long Voyage Home
1940
The Memphis Belle
1944
Tobruk
1967
The Enemy Below
1957
Attack Force Z
1982
Destination Tokyo
1943
A Walk in the Sun
1945
Battle of Britain
1969
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
Overlord
1975
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
User Reviews (0)
Sign in with Google to post a rating and review.
- No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.
User Reviews from TMDB
CinemaSerf
November 14, 2022
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 t…