Cockle Shell Heroes
- IMDb link: 0049083
- IMDb rating: 6.5 (2,337 votes)
- Genres: Action, Drama, War
- Director: Jose Ferrer
- Cast: Trevor Howard, Christopher Lee, Dora Bryan and others
- Release date: 27 Mar 1956
- Release year: 1955
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom, United States
- Keywords: submarine, dog, military, british soldier, british army, world war two, based on true story, bordeaux france, shock troops, male police officer
Plot:
This is the true story of how a group of Royal Marines were taken by submarine to the mouth of the river Gironde from where they went by kayak to attack the "unassailable" port of Bordeaux (3 days journey) They laid limpet mines on many German warships & freighters causing major devastation. The next problem was how could they get away ...