The Cockleshell Heroes
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Time Out says
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
Release details
UK release:
1954
Duration:
97 mins
Cast and crew
Cast:
José Ferrer, David Lodge, Anthony Newley, Dora Bryan, Christopher Lee, Trevor Howard, Peter Arne, Victor Maddern
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