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Hell Boats

  • 19701970
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Hell Boats (1970)
  • Drama
  • War
An American commander, serving under the British Royal Navy in 1942, is assigned to blockade the island of Malta and told to formulate a plan to destroy the Nazi arsenal in Sicily.An American commander, serving under the British Royal Navy in 1942, is assigned to blockade the island of Malta and told to formulate a plan to destroy the Nazi arsenal in Sicily.An American commander, serving under the British Royal Navy in 1942, is assigned to blockade the island of Malta and told to formulate a plan to destroy the Nazi arsenal in Sicily.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
397
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  • Director
    • Paul Wendkos
  • Writers
    • Anthony Spinner(screenplay)
    • Donald Ford(screenplay)
    • Derek Ford(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Franciscus
    • Elizabeth Shepherd
    • Ronald Allen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paul Wendkos
  • Writers
    • Anthony Spinner(screenplay)
    • Donald Ford(screenplay)
    • Derek Ford(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Franciscus
    • Elizabeth Shepherd
    • Ronald Allen
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    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    James Franciscus
    James Franciscus
    • Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.as Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
    Elizabeth Shepherd
    Elizabeth Shepherd
    • Alisonas Alison
    Ronald Allen
    Ronald Allen
    • Comdr. Ashurst, R.N.as Comdr. Ashurst, R.N.
    Reuven Bar-Yotam
    Reuven Bar-Yotam
    • C.P.O. Yacovas C.P.O. Yacov
    Mark Hawkins
    • Lieut. Barlow, R.N.as Lieut. Barlow, R.N.
    Magda Konopka
    Magda Konopka
    • Lucianaas Luciana
    Drewe Henley
    Drewe Henley
    • Sub. Lt. Johnson, R.N.as Sub. Lt. Johnson, R.N.
    Inigo Jackson
    • C.P.O. Stanhopeas C.P.O. Stanhope
    Takis Emmanuel
    Takis Emmanuel
    • Salvatoreas Salvatore
    Philip Madoc
    Philip Madoc
    • 'E' Boat Captainas 'E' Boat Captain
    John G. Heller
    John G. Heller
    • Rheinhardtas Rheinhardt
    David Savile
    • Lieut. Wallace, R.N.as Lieut. Wallace, R.N.
    Sean Barrett
    • Sub. Lt. Hendrickson, R.N.V.R.as Sub. Lt. Hendrickson, R.N.V.R.
    Bernard Davies
    • Crameras Cramer
    Moultrie Kelsall
    Moultrie Kelsall
    • Vice Admiral Ashurstas Vice Admiral Ashurst
    Peter Burton
    Peter Burton
    • Admiral's Aideas Admiral's Aide
    Andreas Malandrinos
    • Benias Beni
    Robert Rietty
    Robert Rietty
    • Salvatoreas Salvatore
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Paul Wendkos
    • Writers
      • Anthony Spinner(screenplay)
      • Donald Ford(screenplay)
      • Derek Ford(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    An American commander, serving under the British Royal Navy in 1942, is assigned to blockade the island of Malta and told to formulate a plan to destroy the Nazi arsenal in Sicily.
    • brief female nudity
    • brief topless female nudity
    • timeframe 1940s
    • malta
    • patrol boat
    • 11 more
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    • Taglines
      • Their job: HIT IT HEAD-ON! Their target: HELL-ON-EARTH!
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for war violence and brief nudity
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jeffords' mission is to knock out the submarine pens at Augusta, Sicily, because the Germans are storing radio-guided "glider bombs" there to be used against Allied shipping. While it sounds like a fantasy, the Germans did, in fact, have such weapons deployed in the Mediterranean theater in WW II - the world's first smart bombs.
    • Goofs
      In the opening battle scene, the colliding boats explode before they hit each other.

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Why even make this movie?
    Given that this movie was made in 1970 on Malta, I can only guess that there was an actual MTB on Malta and someone thought "It'd be great to make a movie about MTBs at Malta" and instead of making an actual historical movie, they made this bit of garbage.

    To give it credit, the boat that we see the main crew aboard does look good, the uniforms seem spot on (I am not an expert on British Naval Uniforms of WWII however), but the plot is just a throw-away, the combat scenes are hopelessly bad, the special effects are just plain awful (even for 1970) and the technique shown for picking up the two divers didn't exist in 1942 (and the Aqua-lung wouldn't have been in use by the British Navy, either).

    Not very entertaining and certainly not educational.
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    • ghatbkk
    • May 21, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1970 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hellboats - Grüße aus der Hölle
    • Filming locations
      • Fort St. Rocco, Kalkara, Malta
    • Production companies
      • Oakmont Productions
      • Mirisch Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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