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They Who Dare(Movie, 1954)

1h 47min | Genre: War
They Who DareRating: 2.7/5 (with 77 votes)
They Who Dare is a 1954 British Second World War war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott and Akim Tamiroff. It was released by British Lion Films and in the United States by Allied Artists. The story is based on Operation Anglo that took place during World War II in the Dodecanese islands where special forces attempted to disrupt the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica from threatening Allied forces in Egypt. The title of the film is a reference to the motto of the Special Air Service: "Who Dares Wins". ()
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About They Who Dare

In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Shot in: Malta
Plays in: Greece
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/02/1954
Director: Lewis Milestone
Screenwriter: Robert Westerby
Director of Photography: Wilkie Cooper
Composer: Robert Gill
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Operazione commandos"
"De som våga"

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