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They Who Dare

  • 19541954
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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They Who Dare (1954)
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
During World War II, British commandos are sent to destroy a Luftwaffe airfield on a Greek island.During World War II, British commandos are sent to destroy a Luftwaffe airfield on a Greek island.During World War II, British commandos are sent to destroy a Luftwaffe airfield on a Greek island.
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  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writer
    • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Akim Tamiroff
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  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writer
    • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Akim Tamiroff
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    • 17User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Lieut. Graham
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Sergeant Corcoran
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Captain George One
    Gérard Oury
    Gérard Oury
    • Captain George Two
    • (as Gerard Oury)
    Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    • Captain Nikolides Papadapoulos
    Alec Mango
    Alec Mango
    • Patroklis
    David Peel
    David Peel
    • Sergeant Evans
    Sam Kydd
    Sam Kydd
    • Marine Boyd
    William Russell
    William Russell
    • Lieut. Poole
    • (as Russell Enoch)
    Peter Burton
    Peter Burton
    • Marine Barrett
    Harold Siddons
    • Lieut. Stevens R.N.
    Michael Mellinger
    Michael Mellinger
    • Toplis
    Anthea Leigh
    • Marika
    Kay Callard
    • Nightclub Singer
    Lisa Gastoni
    Lisa Gastoni
    • George Two's Girlfriend
    Eileen Way
    • Greek Woman
    Ernest Bale
    • Submarine Executive Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Christopher Rhodes
    • German Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone
    • Writer
      • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      A single parked Bristol Beaufighter can be seen painted in Italian markings in several shots during the raid on the airfield.
    • Goofs
      The officers are shown wearing SAS parachute badges on their right arms, as they do today; however, during WW2 they wore them on the left breast.

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    5/10
    Lack-lustre war movie but pleasant enough
    "They Who Dare", which Lewis Milestone directed in 1953, comes across as a kind of preamble for "The Guns of Navarone" and was handsomely shot on location. It deals with the exploits of a small group of British and Greek soldiers tasked with blowing up German air bases on Rhodes but is rather lacking in action; most of the time is spent on the journey to the targets thought when the fighting does start it is lively enough. This is Dirk Bogarde in handsome, dashing leading man mode rather than Bogarde the actor he was ultimately to become and others in the cast include Denholm Elliot and Akim Tamiroff, though they are both wasted. It's hardly comparable to Milestone's other war movies but it's far from being a right-off either.
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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1954 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lewis Milestone's They Who Dare
    • Filming locations
      • Kalathos Bay, Rhodes, Greece
    • Production company
      • Mayflower Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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