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They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
5.9 / 10 IMDb November 16, 1955 1h 37m
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Director
Runtime
1h 37m
Release Date
November 16, 1955
Genre
War
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
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
Graham Stewart
as Marine Booth
John Fabian
as Marine Cooney
John Van Eyssen
as Marine Bradley
Robert Desmond
as Marine Todd
Walter Fitzgerald
as Gestapo Comdt.
Karl Stepanek
as Assistant Gestapo Officer
Dora Bryan
as Myrtie
Beatrice Campbell
as Mrs Ruddock
Sydney Tafler
as Policeman
Christopher Lee
as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
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Pat McGrath
as Marine Bellamy (uncredited)
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Jack Carter
as Soldier (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
as French Fisherman
Production Companies
Columbia PicturesWarwick Film Productions
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