Hyökkäys rautarannikolle

Original title: Attack on the Iron Coast

1968
K-16
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

774

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Action Drama War

During World War II, a commando leader named Major Jamie Wilson leads a group of soldiers on a suicide mission to destroy a Nazi naval stronghold on the French coast.During World War II, a commando leader named Major Jamie Wilson leads a group of soldiers on a suicide mission to destroy a Nazi naval stronghold on the French coast.During World War II, a commando leader named Major Jamie Wilson leads a group of soldiers on a suicide mission to destroy a Nazi naval stronghold on the French coast.

Director
- Paul Wendkos
Writers
- Herman Hoffman
- John C. Champion
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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

774

YOUR RATING

Director
- Paul Wendkos
Writers
- Herman Hoffman
- John C. Champion
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Sue Lloyd in Hyökkäys rautarannikolle (1968)

Andrew Keir in Hyökkäys rautarannikolle (1968)

Lloyd Bridges in Hyökkäys rautarannikolle (1968)

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Trivia
622 men took part in this raid; 169 were killed, 215 became prisoners of war and 228 returned in one way or another to Britain.

Goofs
In the opening scene Lloyd Bridges is watching newsreel footage of British troops attacking Germans but some of the shots are from the German point of view.

Quotes
Forrester: If you'll pardon the expression, sir, you're about to see the ship hit the fan.

Connections
Edited from Taivaalla palaa (1955)

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Featured review

6/10

Destroy St.Nazaire

The minute I started watching this I knew I had seen it before. The Trevor Howard film The Gift Horse had been made about the same incident at the French port of St.Nazaire.

The occupying Germans are using St.Nazaire as a dry dock facility for their fleet and the British Admiralty would like it destroyed. A commando raid might do the trick, but the British are stretched thin and little or no support can be given.

When it does get approved there is friction between Canadian commando commander Lloyd Bridges and Andrew Keir captain of the minesweeper taking the commandos in.

If you've seen The Gift Horse than you know what happens. The Gift Horse is factually more true, but Attack On The Iron Coast has its merits.

This is a good action WW2 film.

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