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Tarnished Heroes

  • 19611961
  • 1h 15m
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5.4/10
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Tarnished Heroes (1961)
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When Major Roy Bell and his company are trapped by the advancing German army, Bell decides to embark on a dangerous mission to blow up a bridge which is of strategic importance to the enemy.When Major Roy Bell and his company are trapped by the advancing German army, Bell decides to embark on a dangerous mission to blow up a bridge which is of strategic importance to the enemy.When Major Roy Bell and his company are trapped by the advancing German army, Bell decides to embark on a dangerous mission to blow up a bridge which is of strategic importance to the enemy.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
40
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    • Ernest Morris
    • Brian Clemens(story)
  • Stars
    • Dermot Walsh
    • Patrick McAlinney
    • Brian Peck
    • Ernest Morris
    • Brian Clemens(story)
  • Stars
    • Dermot Walsh
    • Patrick McAlinney
    • Brian Peck
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Dermot Walsh
    Dermot Walsh
    • Maj. Roy Bell
    Patrick McAlinney
    Patrick McAlinney
    • Reilly
    Brian Peck
    Brian Peck
    • Bernie White
    Richard Carpenter
    Richard Carpenter
    • Freddy
    Max Butterfield
    • Tony
    Maurice Kaufmann
    Maurice Kaufmann
    • Tom Mason
    Hugh David
    • Hoyt
    Anton Rodgers
    Anton Rodgers
    • Don Conyers
    Sheila Whittingham
    • Josette
    John Scott
    • Col. Moreton
    Richard Bennett
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Corrie
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Hillier
    • Capt. Mead
    • (uncredited)
    Andreas Malandrinos
    • Flamoun
    • (uncredited)
    Paddy Ryan
    • German sentry knifed by Reilly
    • (uncredited)
    Graham Stewart
    • Corporal
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Thornton
    Frank Thornton
    • Trench Officer
    • (uncredited)
      • Ernest Morris
      • Brian Clemens(story)
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      Col. Moreton: But they're defaulters. Drunks, deserters, thieves. The most unreliable treacherous men in the battalion.

      Maj. Roy Bell: The scraping of the barrel. You won't find any men more expendable than those, Colonel.

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    Good old adventure yarn
    Could well be described in the old speak as a 'Ripping Yarn'. This was the type of story that would turn up in boy's comic magazines and perhaps for the same reason this film would turn up on TV in the morning of a school holiday. Its all very cheap but very effective.

    Set in World War Two, Major Bell is given the task of blowing up a bridge that is a life line for German supplies, the only troops he can muster is a bunch of renegades and wasters who are awaiting a Court Martial, can he turn them into the team that will do the job while watching his own back? A cast of favourites from British TV this little gem rarely gets seen now but if you want an idea of the plot just watch The Dirty Dozen with Lee Marvin.
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      • November 30, 1961 (Australia)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • New Elstree Studios, The Waterfront, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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      • Danziger Productions Ltd.
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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