They Who Dare (1954)

In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in ... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis Milestone

Writer:

Robert Westerby (screenplay)

Stars:

Kay Callard, William Russell, Dirk Bogarde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kay Callard	...	Nightclub Singer
William Russell	...	Lieut. Tom Poole (as Russell Enoch)
Dirk Bogarde	...	Lieut. David Graham
Harold Siddons	...	Lieut. Stevens R.N.
Eric Pohlmann	...	Captain Papadapoulos
Akim Tamiroff	...	Captain George One
Gérard Oury	...	Captain George Two (as Gerard Oury)
Lisa Gastoni	...	George Two's Girlfriend
Sam Kydd	...	Marine Boyd
Peter Burton	...	Marine Barrett
David Peel	...	Sergeant Evans
Denholm Elliott	...	Sergeant Corcoran
Michael Mellinger	...	Toplis
Alec Mango	...	Patroklis
Anthea Leigh	...	Marika

Storyline

In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | soldier

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 1954 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Lewis Milestone's They Who Dare

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Lion Film Corporation, Mayflower Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is set around September 1942.

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Goofs

After bombing the enemy airfield three survivors of the British commando team are hiding behind some rocks above a mountain road. On the road below a group of enemy soldiers appear before the bend in the road. They are barely visible (1:25:40). A few seconds later the group of enemy soldiers have passed the bend in the road and they are very near and clearly visible (1:25:46). The camera pans away from them and a few seconds later when it pans back to the group of enemy soldiers, the group is again before the bend in the road, far away and barely visible (1:25:48).

User Reviews

Effective Action Movie WW2 with Authentic Aircraft

This film will be of great interest to WW2 Aviation enthusiasts as it features several authentic Italian Savoia - Marchetti S.M. 79 three - motor bombers. These aircraft were provided by the Lebanese Air Force which was the last operator of the type.

I would make an educated guess that this film was shot on Cyprus as there is an abundance of British Army trucks and armoured cars modified and painted to resemble German vehicles. A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft can also be briefly glimpsed during the airfield attack sequence.

The special effects ,such as model aircraft being blown up, are not up to modern standards but they are no worse than other 1950s war movies such as "The Dambusters".