Hell Boats (1970)
Their job: HIT IT HEAD-ON! Their target: HELL-ON-EARTH!
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.
- Date of release
- 1970-03-20
- TMDB
- 8.1 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Paul Wendkos
Casting
- James Franciscus — Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
- Elizabeth Shepherd — Alison
- Ronald Allen — Comdr. Ashurst, R.N.
- Magda Konopka — Luciana
- Drewe Henley — Sub. Lt. Johnson, R.N.
- Reuven Bar-Yotam — C.P.O. Yacov
- Inigo Jackson — C.P.O. Stanhope
- Philip Madoc — 'E' Boat Captain
- Moultrie Kelsall — Vice Admiral Ashurst
- David Savile — Lieut. Wallace, R.N.
- Takis Emmanuel
- Mark Hawkins — Lieut. Barlow, R.N
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Malta
Hell Boats is a 1970 British war film directed by Paul Wendkos that was filmed in Malta. It stars James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, and Ronald Allen in a story about British Motor Torpedo Boats in the Mediterranean in World War II. It was the last film made by Oakmont Productions, a branch of Mirisch Films. The film's technical advisor was Lieutenant Commander Ian Nagle Douglas Cox, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order while serving in HMS Malcolm in 1940.
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