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The Cockleshell Heroes (1954)

Director: José Ferrer

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From Time Out Film Guide

As the Empire blew away on the winds of change, a spate of films celebrating Britain's heroic achievements in WWII attracted huge box-office success. Bond producer Cubby Broccoli proved adept at finding the right formula: pipe-smoking humanitarian Ferrer battles it out with embittered disciplinarian Howard while tough sergeant-major Maddern licks the bunch of good-for-nothing 'volunteers' into a crack fighting force for a glorious Technicolor finale (breaking the blockade of Bordeaux by limpet-mining German battleships). Fortunately there's more. Ferrer directs with a freshness of vision which cuts through the usual coy clichés, and Howard's magnificently bad-tempered performance lifts the film a degree beyond jingoistic flag-waving.

Author: RMy 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: José Ferrer

Producer: Phil C Samuel

Cast: José Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Victor Maddern, Anthony Newley, David Lodge, Peter Arne, Dora Bryan, Christopher Lee full cast

Genre(s): War

Duration: 97 mins


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