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L. Kafka
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Title of movie about Royal Marines in WWII...

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I raised it in a discussion with some fella U.S. Marine vets but can't remember the title. Something about "clamshell" in the title, I think. Royal Marines go ashore in small boats. It's a '50s or '60s movie. Title, bitte.
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Mostly likely you're thinking of Cockleshell heroes with the late great Trevor Howard. Made in 1955.

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Roger that, Rohrbach...

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The Cockleshell Heroes is it. Jolly good.
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