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The Cockleshell Heroes
They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"
Released
97 min
6.5/10 Votes: 2016
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Lists that include The Cockleshell Heroes
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