Friday, October 30, 2015

Tonight's Movie Is 'Hell Boats' (1970)



From Wikipedia: 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[1] 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 whilst serving in HMS Malcolm in 1940.

1 comment:

Jay Farquharson said...

WNU Editor,

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n21/patrick-cockburn/too-weak-too-strong