Attack on the Iron Coast
5.5
“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.
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Cast
8 people
Lloyd Bridges
Maj. James Wilson
Known for
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Airplane!
Andrew Keir
Capt. Owen Franklin
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Sue Lloyd
Sue Wilson
Known for
The Ipcress File
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Mark Eden
Lt. Cmdr. Donald Kimberly
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Coronation Street
Maurice Debham
Rear Adm. Sir Frederick Grafton
Glyn Owen
Forrester
Also in
Howards' Way
Emergency: Ward 10
Howard Pays
Lt. Graham
Also in
Dangerous Afternoon
Urge to Kill
Walter Gotell
Van Horst
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The African Queen
Paul Wendkos Director · Herman Hoffman Screenplay John C. Champion Story
United States release June 5, 1968 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom · Languages English, German, Spanish
Production
Oakmont Productions
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
Mirisch Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
United States · June 5, 1968
Theatrical
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