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The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) was a Action - War Film directed by José Ferrer and produced by Irving Allen, Albert R. Broccoli and Phil C. Samuel.

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THE COCKLESHELL HEROES

By Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 24, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

One of my favorite movie genres is the World War II film. It might be surprising to some how extensive that genre is--there's still plenty of major features about the conflict that I haven't caught up to yet. Last night I viewed for the first time a 1955 British production called THE COCKLESHELL HER... Read full article

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The Cockleshell Heroes Quotes:

Captain Thompson: I've never seen such an appalling exhibition in my life.
Marine Ruddock: [Marine Ruddock stumbles to the gate in his shorts, having run all the way back from the drop zone] I made it.
Sgt. Craig: You're not finished yet, Jesse Owens. Come on, double up! Pick 'em up! Hup! Two! Three! Four! Hup! Two! Three! Four! Pick 'em up! Pick 'em up! PICK 'EM UP! Hup! Two! Three! Four! Hup! Two! Three! Four! Pick 'em up! Pick 'em up...!
Captain Thompson: Corporal Stevens.
[Stevens steps forward and salutes, and Thompson returns the salute]
Captain Thompson: Do you usually let your men slouch about in that fashion?
Marine Stevens: No, sir. We've just finished an exercise, and...
Captain Thompson: I'm not interested in what you've finished.
Major Stringer: Well, now, it's time for me to listen to you for a change.
Captain Thompson: What do you mean by that?
Major Stringer: I mean, let me have it. What did I do wrong?
Captain Thompson: You did everything wrong.
Major Stringer: All right, Thompson, let's clear the air a little. Ever since I came here, you've been giving me a hard time. Now just what the hell has been eating you?
Captain Thompson: It's just that I'm a professional Marine. I don't like temporary officers. I don't like volunteers for hazardous service. I don't like musical-comedy operations designed to win the Victoria Cross for somebody. I suppose I just don't like your ears.
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The Cockleshell Heroes Facts
The 'Los Angeles Times' in April 1956 reported that this movie's United States Premiere in San Diego, California was attended by members of the USMC - the United States Marine Corps.
A film review in the 'Hollywood Reporter' states that German patrol boat crews and sentries in this movie were played by professionally trained British marines and sailors.
Second film directed by José Ferrer.
Bryan Forbes's script was rewritten by Richard Maibaum at the request of José Ferrer. Irving Allen then had Forbes rewrite Maibaum's revision and direct some sequences. This was done as Maibaum's version was not humorous enough and without Ferrer's knowledge. Ferrer then found out about this other re-write and then walked way from the movie.
The French Government named the overland escape route used by mission marines W.E. Sparks and H.G. Hasler, the two real life survivors of Operation Frankton, the Frankton Trail.
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