They Who Dare
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
| Produced by | Aubrey Baring and Maxwell Setton |
| Written by | Robert Westerby (screenplay) |
| Starring | Dirk Bogarde Denholm Elliott Akim Tamiroff |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Editing by | Vladimir Sagovsky |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 2 February 1954 |
| Running time | 107 mins. |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
They Who Dare is a 1954 World War II war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott and Akim Tamiroff. The story is based on events that took place during World War II in the Dodecanese islands where special forces attempted to disrupt the Luftwaffe from threatening allied forces in Egypt.[1] The title of the film is a reference to the motto of the Special Air Service, Who Dares Wins.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
During World War II, a group of four Special Boat Service commandos, two Royal Marines commandos, two Greek navy officers and two local guides, are sent on a mission to destroy two German airfields on Rhodes. Led by Lieutenant Graham (Dirk Bogarde), the party are taken to Rhodes by submarine. They come ashore at night and have to traverse the mountains to reach their targets. At a pre-designated location, the party split and the two groups press on and succeed in their attack on the airfields. However, eight of the group are captured and only two, Lieutenant Graham and Sergeant Corcoran, make it back to the pick-up point where they are rescued by the submarine.
[edit] Cast in credits order
- Kay Callard - nightclub singer
- William Russell - Lieut. Poole
- Dirk Bogarde - Lieut. Graham
- Harold Siddons - Lieut. Stevens R.N.
- Eric Pohlmann - Captain Papadapoulos
- Akim Tamiroff - Captain George One
- Gérard Oury - Captain George Two
- Lisa Gastoni - George Two's girlfriend
- Sam Kydd - Marine Boyd
- Peter Burton - Marine Barrett
- David Peel - Sgt. Evans
- Denholm Elliott - Sgt. Corcoran
- Michael Mellinger - Toplis
- Alec Mango - Patroklis
- Anthea Leigh - Marika
- Eileen Way - Greek woman
[edit] References
- ^ "Obituaries: Commander Michael St John". The Telegraph. 8:07PM GMT 22 Mar 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/5033783/Commander-Michael-St-John.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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