"They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"" 16 November 1955 War 97 mins
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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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
José Ferrer Director
Bryan Forbes Writer
Richard Maibaum Writer
Alan Osbiston Editor
Ted Moore Director of Photography
John Wilcox Director of Photography
Albert R. Broccoli Executive Producer
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Brazil 01 January 1957
United Kingdom 16 November 1955
Ireland 17 February 1956
Portugal 17 April 1956
United States 27 March 1956
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