During World War II, British commandos are sent to destroy a Luftwaffe airfield on a Greek island.
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Title: They Who Dare (1954)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dirk Bogarde | ... | Lieut. Graham | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Sergeant Corcoran | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Captain George One | |
| Gérard Oury | ... | Captain George Two (as Gerard Oury) | |
| Eric Pohlmann | ... | Captain Nikolides Papadapoulos | |
| Alec Mango | ... | Patroklis | |
| David Peel | ... | Sergeant Evans | |
| Sam Kydd | ... | Marine Boyd | |
| William Russell | ... | Lieut. Poole (as Russell Enoch) | |
| Peter Burton | ... | Marine Barrett | |
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Harold Siddons | ... | Lieut. Stevens R.N. |
| Michael Mellinger | ... | Toplis | |
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Anthea Leigh | ... | Marika |
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Kay Callard | ... | Nightclub Singer |
| Lisa Gastoni | ... | George Two's Girlfriend | |
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In Greece, during World War II, 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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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nazi occupied greece | dangerous mission | special forces | 1940s | greek island |Certificate:
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UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 February 1954 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Lewis Milestone's They Who Dare See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Regularly throughout the film, German troops are armed with British weapons. For example, just after the commandos leave the submarine, a sentry is seen standing a post at an airfield with a British No.4 MK1 .303 rifle slung on his shoulder. Whilst soldiers did use captured enemy weapons, it is highly unlikely in this situation. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Not sure what I expected from this one. Dirk Bogarde is my favorite actor and I have had pleasant encounters with Milestone as well. Here the latter screws up on multiple occasions.
First off the cinematography is way too light and some of the shots are rather clumsy. The script could be faltered as well. And some of the acting, especially from the one playing a character who keeps singing this awful and quite annoying tune.
Mind you it's not bad. Bogarde's performance makes it worth while. But really if it hadn't been for him this would have been below mediocrity. It got a few strong moments and whenever Bogarde is on screen you nearly forget everything else that has been going on.
I will not recommend this but overall it was OK. I think the casting apartment did some horrible choices though.