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Hell Boats is a British film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wendkos released in USA on 10 june 1970 with James Franciscus
Hell Boats (1970)
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Add to a movie listHell Boats is a 1970 British war film directed by Paul Wendkos that was filmed in Malta. It stars James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd and Ronald Allen in a story about British Motor Torpedo Boats in the Mediterranean in World War II. It was the last film made by Oakmont Productions, a branch of Mirisch Films. The film's technical advisor was Lieutenant Commander Ian Nagle Douglas Cox who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order whilst serving in HMS Malcolm in 1940.
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In 1941 Lieutenant Commander Jeffords, an American serving with the Royal Navy is assigned to Valletta, Malta to command a flotilla of Motor Torpedo Boats for a top secret mission. Jeffords is granted permission to take his friend Chief Petty Officer Yacov, an Israeli/Palestinian with him.Actors
James Franciscus
(Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.)
Elizabeth Shepherd
(Alison)
Ronald Allen
(Comdr. Ashurst, R.N.)
Drewe Henley
(Sub. Lt. Johnson, R.N.)
Philip Madoc
('E' Boat Captain)
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