Cockleshell Heroes 1955 DVD (Region 1 - Playable in North America: The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Widescreen. Color. New lower price (for a limited time)!
Starring: Trevor Howard, Jose Ferrer, Christopher Lee, Anthony Newley. Directed by Jose Ferrer
Inspired By A True Story!
In World War II, Royal Marine Major Stringer (Jose Ferrer) and Captain Thompson (Trevor Howard) chose volunteers for an unknown job. They trained the volunteers intensively in top secrecy for more than a year and then embarked with them on the most dangerous mission of the war - the canoe invasion of an enemy-held French port for the purpose of blowing up giant battleships. The ten "canoe commandos" were carried to their jump-off point by submarine, despite a depth-charge attack. Facing fantastic hazards, they paddled 70 miles through enemy waters to complete their mission. But then they faced the long journey back...
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