The Cockleshell Heroes
1955 · Movie · 97 min
★ 6.6(33)unSUB Rating
During World War II a group of volunteers are trained secretly for over a year. Their mission is to blow up a giant battleship in an enemy-held French port. THE COCKLESHELL HEROES is an intense, exciting war drama with a core of tragedy. Ferrer and Trevor Howard are superb as feuding mission leaders.
Also known as Cockle Shell Heroes
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-11-16
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.9/10 (33 votes)
Themes
- mission
- world war ii
- behind enemy lines
- u.s. marine
- royal marines
Cast & crew
Trevor Howard
as Captain Thompson
José Ferrer
as Major Stringer
Anthony Newley
as Marine Clarke
Victor Maddern
as Sgt. Craig
Percy Herbert
as Marine Lomas
David Lodge
as Marine Ruddock
Peter Arne
as Marine Stevens
- GS
Graham Stewart
as Marine Booth
John Fabian
as Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen
as Marine Bradley
Directed by José Ferrer