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Cockleshell Heroes Reviews

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Inspired by a true story, the film follows a group of ten 'canoe-commandos' who are taken, by sub-marine, close to the French coast. They must make a highly dangerous journey through 70 miles of enemy waters to destroy giant German battleships. Read more

Starring	Trevor Howard, Jose Ferrer, Dora Bryan, Anthony Newley
Director	Jose Ferrer
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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Critic's review of Cockleshell Heroes
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- Absolutely predictable semi-documentary war heroics, with barrack-room humour turning eventually into tragedy. The familiar elements, including a display of stiff upper lips, ensured box-office success.
- 34377
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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- - 7
  - 2
  Wonderful Movie
  
  What a treat,I've been waiting years for this movie to come out and what a
  
  wonderful job Columbia have done on it.
  
  The picture quality... read more »
  
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- 63241
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - themadpanner
  - 134 reviews
  - colchester
  - 10 Jan 2005 at 13:35
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- - 0
  - 0
  Cockleshell Heroes
  
  Another good old war film that typifies the era in which it was made. Well worth a watch even if it is a going nowhere sort of film. Don't get me wrong, ... read more »
  
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- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 02 Dec 2010 at 15:22
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  - 0
  cockleshell heroes
  
  was an exalent war film to watch
  
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- - a customer
  - Melton Mowbray
  - 02 Dec 2009 at 23:05
- - 0
  - 0
  Cockleshell Heroes
  
  In world war 2, Royal Marine Major Stringer and captain Thompson chose volunteers for an unknown job. They trained the volunteers intensively in top secrecy for... read more »
  
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- 783625
- - KHRANDRASS
  - 163 reviews
  - Cheadle
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 08:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Patriotic blather
  
  This has a slapstack element to it, which downplays the loss of war with elements of farce. There is a lot of patriotic blather in it as well. Definitely a film... read more »
  
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- 740364
- - VFF
  - 102 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Apr 2009 at 01:06
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  - 0
  Cockleshell Heroes
  
  Really good. didnt take long to get into story and it was easy to follow. def recommend this one onto next person
  
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- - Kazbee
  - 3 reviews
  - Houghton le Spring
  - 13 Mar 2009 at 21:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Cockleshell Heroes
  
  Excellent . Grippping stuff. Really enjoyed it .
  
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- - a customer
  - Aylesbury
  - 27 Feb 2009 at 21:20
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  - 0
  Cockleshell Heroes
  
  A thumping good adventure for schoolboys (and middle aged guys)
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Dude0203
  - 71 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 15 Feb 2009 at 08:48
- - 0
  - 0
  Clasic War Film
  
  This is another of those sunday afternoon classic's shown years ago on the BBC.
  
  Rates alongside other all time greats such as Reach For The Sky, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bridgend
  - 09 Feb 2009 at 14:13
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  cockleshell heroes
  
  a classic war film, british stiff upper lip film. trevor howard makes a good officer, i enjoyed the film not having seen it for a number of years, i would ... read more »
  
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  - Nuneaton
  - 12 Jan 2009 at 14:37
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  - 0
  Worth It
  
  Based on a true story if you try to relate the two then forget it.
  
  A lot of detail was still subject to secrecy when this film was made so as far as... read more »
  
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- - bigmagicdog
  - 55 reviews
  - Barry
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 12:16
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- - 7
  - 2
  Wonderful Movie
  
  What a treat,I've been waiting years for this movie to come out and what a
  
  wonderful job Columbia have done on it.
  
  The picture quality... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 63241
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - themadpanner
  - 134 reviews
  - colchester
  - 10 Jan 2005 at 13:35
- - 4
  - 0
  A very dated film
  
  Many key details are incorrect, perhaps deliberately so given that the film was made when much of the facts were still subject to military secrecy. Even the ... read more »
  
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- - marktb1961
  - 2 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 10 Sep 2005 at 10:09
- - 3
  - 0
  Cockleshell Heroes
  
  Very disappointing indeed. I have wanted to see this film for over 30 years but have somehow missed it on TV. I didn’t miss much. Not a patch on other ... read more »
  
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- - Commodore
  - 1 review
  - Devizes
  - 17 Nov 2007 at 20:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Nostalgia!!
  
  Yes ok memory lane,but I did see this years and years ago,and it`s a good film,these things happened,so it`s good to remember.
  
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  - U.K. Scotland.
  - 26 Dec 2005 at 16:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Opportunity wasted
  
  This film proports to portray an event in world war 2 in which ten brave men lost their lives. In the film the mens names have been changed and apart from a ... read more »
  
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  - Portland England
  - 03 Jun 2006 at 15:38
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  THE REASON WE OWE SO MUCH
  
  This Film altough old tells the story of the true heros of Great Britain outstanding
  
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- - Johnny Halliday
  - City Rd
  - 08 Jun 2007 at 11:01
- - 0
  - 0
  A film of 2 halves!
  
  Must be 25 or more yrs since I last saw this film (didn't even realise it was in colour since i'd watched it on an old B&W telly in student digs and... read more »
  
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- - Praxis99
  - 34 reviews
  - Ilkley
  - 31 Jan 2008 at 18:15
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  Customer Review
  
  WOW, if you want to see the way the war was won, the skills and bravery, and sheer brilliance of the people who fought it, I'd highly recommend this film. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
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  Worth It
  
  Based on a true story if you try to relate the two then forget it.
  
  A lot of detail was still subject to secrecy when this film was made so as far as... read more »
  
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- 612389
- - bigmagicdog
  - 55 reviews
  - Barry
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 12:16
- - 0
  - 0
  cockleshell heroes
  
  a classic war film, british stiff upper lip film. trevor howard makes a good officer, i enjoyed the film not having seen it for a number of years, i would ... read more »
  
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- 686257
- - a customer
  - Nuneaton
  - 12 Jan 2009 at 14:37

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  Inspired by a true story, the film follows a group of ten 'canoe-commandos' who are taken, by sub-marine, close to the French coast. They must make a highly dangerous journey through 70 miles of enemy waters to destroy giant German battleships....