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98: The Real Story Of The "Cockleshell Heroes" (WW2 film)
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”The Cockleshell Heroes” was released in 1955, , and tells the story of a daring raid by British commandos using kayaks to attack German ships.
It starred Jose Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Christopher Lee, Anthony Newley, and David Lodge.
It was actually based upon a real historic event during World War 2, Operation Frankton, when British commandos really did use kayaks to conduct a sabotage attack on German ships in the French port of Bordeaux in December 1942.
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