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April 29, 2026… #movieoftheday is The Cockleshell Heroes (full movie) (1955).
“The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard , Anthony Newley , Christopher Lee , David Lodge and José Ferrer who also directed. The film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of Operation Frankton , the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Commandos who infiltrated Bordeaux Harbour using folding kayaks .
“It was the first Warwick Film to be filmed in CinemaScope . The producer, Cubby Broccoli , went on to produce films about a famous fictional commander of the Royal Navy in the James Bond franchise.
“It was one of the top British box office hits of 1956.” - more at Wikipedia
This is an intense, exciting war drama with a core of tragedy. Ferrer and Trevor Howard are superb as feuding mission leaders.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROurflZNIEo
#TheCockleshellHeroes #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
“The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard , Anthony Newley , Christopher Lee , David Lodge and José Ferrer who also directed. The film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of Operation Frankton , the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Commandos who infiltrated Bordeaux Harbour using folding kayaks .
“It was the first Warwick Film to be filmed in CinemaScope . The producer, Cubby Broccoli , went on to produce films about a famous fictional commander of the Royal Navy in the James Bond franchise.
“It was one of the top British box office hits of 1956.” - more at Wikipedia
This is an intense, exciting war drama with a core of tragedy. Ferrer and Trevor Howard are superb as feuding mission leaders.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROurflZNIEo
#TheCockleshellHeroes #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
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