Hell Boats
Their job: HIT IT HEAD-ON! Their target: HELL-ON-EARTH!
1970 · 1h 35m · PG-13 Drama, War
Overview
A war drama of motor torpedo boats which did much unsung work in WW2, but the naval battles merely provide an exciting story in which an even more special romantic drama is wrapped up.
Director and cast
- James Franciscus as Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
- Elizabeth Shepherd as Alison
- Ronald Allen as Comdr. Ashurst, R.N.
- Magda Konopka as Luciana
- Drewe Henley as Sub. Lt. Johnson, R.N.
- Reuven Bar-Yotam as C.P.O. Yacov
- Inigo Jackson as C.P.O. Stanhope
- Philip Madoc as 'E' Boat Captain
- Moultrie Kelsall as Vice Admiral Ashurst
- David Savile as Lieut. Wallace, R.N.
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