The Heroes (1988)
Based on a true story, The Heroes follows one of the most extraordinary and heroic exploits of World War II. After months of rigorous training in the north of Australia, a team of 14 men, most barely out of their teens, set sail from Cairns on board a leaky old fishing boat called 'The Krait'. Their mission, code-named Operation Jaywick, became a tense voyage through thousands of kilometres of Japanese held territory to launch a daring attack on Singapore Harbour. The raid is a success but within sight of safety they encounter a Japanese destroyer, and all prepare to die rather than be taken prisoner.
- Date of release
- 1988-01-01
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 3h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, War
- Director
- Donald Crombie
Casting
- Paul Rhys — Ivan Lyon
- John Bach — Donald Davidson
- Briony Behets — Alice
- John Bonney — Rear Admiral
- John Hargreaves — Ted Carse
- Cameron Daddo — Joe Jones
- Christopher Morsley — Bob Page
- Jason Donovan — Happy Huston
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