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Attack on the Iron Coast is a american film of genre War directed by Paul Wendkos released in USA on 5 june 1968 with Lloyd Bridges
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 june 1968
Length 1h29
Directed by Paul Wendkos
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating55%
Attack on the Iron Coast is a 1967 Anglo-American Oakmont Productions international co-production war film directed by Paul Wendkos in the first of his five picture contract with Mirisch Productions, and starring Lloyd Bridges, Andrew Keir, Sue Lloyd, Mark Eden and Maurice Denham. 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 film is based on the commando raid on the French port of St. Nazaire and is reminiscent of the film The Gift Horse. In the United States it was released as a double feature with Danger Route.
In the UK it was released as a double bill with The Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine.
Synopsis
Canadian Commando Major Jamie Wilson plans an audacious Combined Operations raid on the Axis held French port of Le Clare; if destroyed the Germans would be stripped of their only dry dock capable of servicing their large battleships. Wilson's plan code named Operation Mad Dog, is to ram a destroyer packed with tons of explosives into the outer gate of the dock, while his commandos cause havoc to the docks facilities and garrison and then detonate the explosive laden destroyer. Opposed to Wilson is Royal Navy Captain Owen Franklin, whose own son was killed on Wilson's disastrous last Dieppe Raid type raid on the French coast at Le Plagé.Actors
Lloyd Bridges
(Maj. James Wilson)
Andrew Keir
(Capt. Owen Franklin)
Sue Lloyd
(Sue Wilson)
Maurice Denham
(Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Grafton)
Mark Eden
(Lt. Cmdr. Donald Kimberly)
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