“They turned a dead ship into a live bomb and sailed it down the throat of the enemy!”
The film depicts an account of Allied Combined Operations Headquarters commandos executing a daring raid on the German-occupied French coast during the Second World War. The story is based on the commando raid on the French port of St. Nazaire.
Paul Wendkos
Herman Hoffman
Lloyd Bridges
Maj. James Wilson
Andrew Keir
Capt. Owen Franklin
Sue Lloyd
Sue Wilson
Mark Eden
Lt. Cmdr. Donald Kimberly
Maurice Debham
Rear Adm. Sir Frederick Grafton
Glyn Owen
Forrester
Howard Pays
Lt. Graham
Walter Gotell
Van Horst
Wuchak
**_Cinematic account of Operation Chariot, aka the St Nazaire Raid_** In late March, 1942, the Brits concoct an audacious operation to destroy the Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France, which would involve 611 Royal Naval personnel & commandos in a surprise attack against an ...
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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Oakmont Productions
The Mirisch Company