This true story follows the exploits of a top secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The daring plan is led by British Intelligence officers Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck) and Capt. Gavin Stewart (Roger Moore). Since the ships are in neutral territory the British Military command, while encouraging the scheme, must deny any knowledge of it if it fails. Pugh & Stewart enlist the aid of retired officer Col. Bill Grice (David Niven) & some of his former soldiers. On the pretext of being on a fishing expedition, these seemingly drunken old men in civilian clothing must board & destroy 3 Nazi ships, whose radio transmissions have resulted in Nazi submarines sinking allied ships. While Stewart arranges a diversion on shore, Pugh & Grice carry out the dangerous raid on and destruction of the Nazi ships.
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Gregory Peck | Colonel Lewis Pugh |
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Roger Moore | Captain Gavin Stewart |
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David Niven | Colonel W. H. Grice |
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Trevor Howard | Jack Cartwright |
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Barbara Kellerman | 'Mrs. Cromwell' |
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Patrick Macnee | Major Yogi Crossley |
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Kenneth Griffith | Wilton |
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Patrick Allen | Colin Mackenzie |
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Wolf Kahler | Trompeta |
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Robert Hoffmann | U-Boat Captain |
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Dan van Husen | First Officer |
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George Mikell | Ehrenfels Captain |
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Jürgen Andersen | First Officer |
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Bernard Archard | Underhill |
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Martin Benson | Mr. Montero |
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Faith Brook | Mrs. Grice |
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Allan Cuthbertson | Melborne |
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Edward Dentith | Lumsdaine |
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Clifford Earl | Sloane |
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Rusi Gandhi | The Governor |
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Percy Herbert | Dennison |
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Patrick Holt | Barker |
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Donald Houston | Hilliard |
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Glyn Houston | Peters |
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Victor Langley | Williamson |
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
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| Writer | James Leasor, Reginald Rose | |
| Producer | Jorge L. Araneta, Harold Buck, Chris Chrisafis, Euan Lloyd | |
| Musician | Roy Budd | |
| Photography | Tony Imi | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Fullscreen (4:3) Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Surround [English] Dolby Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French |
| Layers | Dual side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Regions | Region 1 |