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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kay Callard ...
Nightclub Singer
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Lieut. Tom Poole (as Russell Enoch)
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Lieut. David Graham
Harold Siddons ...
Lieut. Stevens R.N.
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Captain Papadapoulos
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Captain George One
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Captain George Two (as Gerard Oury)
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George Two's Girlfriend
Sam Kydd ...
Marine Boyd
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Marine Barrett
David Peel ...
Sergeant Evans
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Sergeant Corcoran
Michael Mellinger ...
Toplis
Alec Mango ...
Patroklis
Anthea Leigh ...
Marika
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In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble. Written by Jeremy Perkins <[email protected]>

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2 February 1954 (UK)  »

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Lewis Milestone's They Who Dare  »

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1.37 : 1
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First film of Kay Callard. See more »

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When the two men are treading water awaiting the submarine, the shadow of the camera and crew falls on their faces at times. See more »

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Effective Action Movie WW2 with Authentic Aircraft
21 June 2009 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

This film will be of great interest to WW2 Aviation enthusiasts as it features several authentic Italian Savoia - Marchetti S.M. 79 three - motor bombers. These aircraft were provided by the Lebanese Air Force which was the last operator of the type.

I would make an educated guess that this film was shot on Cyprus as there is an abundance of British Army trucks and armoured cars modified and painted to resemble German vehicles. A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft can also be briefly glimpsed during the airfield attack sequence.

The special effects ,such as model aircraft being blown up, are not up to modern standards but they are no worse than other 1950s war movies such as "The Dambusters".


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