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Attack on the Iron Coast( 1968)

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They turned a dead ship into a live bomb and sailed it down the throat of the enemy!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Maj. James Wilson

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      Andrew Keir

      Capt. Owen Franklin

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      Sue Lloyd

      Sue Wilson

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      Mark Eden

      Lt. Cmdr. Donald Kimberly

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      Maurice Debham

      Rear Adm. Sir Frederick Grafton

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      Glyn Owen

      Forrester

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      Howard Pays

      Lt. Graham

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      Walter Gotell

      Van Horst

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      Roy Beck

      Commando (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Fri Nov 22 2024
    **_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 embedded German force of 5000. Lloyd Bridges and Andrew Keir star as the key officers in the raid. "Attack on the Iron Coast" (1968) tackles what has been called ‘The Greatest Raid of All’ and is worthwhile if you don’t mind ‘B’ productions with unconvincing miniatures. I liked how the flick estab...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • world war ii