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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616921666
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 19, 2005
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 24854
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
During the WWII occupation of France the heart and strength of the German Navy sits in a heavily guarded port known as the Iron Coast and it'll take a crackerjack team of Allied commandos to destroy it. Lloyd Bridges gives 'one of his best screen performances' (Boxoffice) as a major hellbent on seeing a deadly mission through to its 'blazing finale' (Films & Filming).Major Wilson (Bridges) is a loose cannon and his latest mission is a perfect fit. He must take an old minesweeper filled with explosives and ram it into the Nazi's prized naval port. The problem is he and his crew will have only five minutes to escape this floating torpedo before it blows. Even if they succeed in taking down the stronghold will they live to see the tide of war turn?System Requirements: Running Time 90 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: G UPC: 027616921666 Manufacturer No: 1008118
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Iron coast attack poor showing
This movie plays during world war two, and that's the ONLY reason it's labeled a war movie. The real theme seems to be more in the psychiatric area as the main character struggles with a previous failure that killed many while leading his men into battle again.
It might be a good movie in some catagory (although I doubt that), but a war movie...... no.
Rating: - Seems to take place in "real time"!
Well, perhaps that's a little harsh. But this movie does seem to take forever to get going. The characterization is essentially purposeless and to no effect. The scenes between the Lloyd Bridges character and his wife border on the painful. "Just finish it!" she says (or something to that effect), referring to the mission he's working on. . . What, does she think her husband is about to bring the whole war to an end? Like there wouldn't be more fighting for him after this mission?
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Rating:  - Solid Commando Movie
This is a solid commando movie. The planning and raid are filmed like clockwork. This is a very believable and entertaining film. They don't make them like this anymore. The DVD image is crystal clear and sharp. I was totally enthralled.
Rating:  - Commando Classic
This is your better than average Commando flick. Based on the historic raid on St. Nazaire the film attempts to re-construct somewhat loosely the events surrounding this raid. I would say it is certainly several cuts above your Guns of Navaronne fair which is pure fantasy. This film is a no-nonsense affair, with 92 mins. of pure planning and action. This is not a dull view. The planning and character clashes leading up to the actual raid keep the interest. The inter-service rivalry that hurt many ... Read More
Rating: - Typical Bare-Bones MGM DVD of a Mediocre Movie
CONCERNING THE DVD:
This DVD is a familiar bare-bones MGM package, thrown together for a bargain price. What we get is a nicely restored 1.66:1 widescreen version of the movie with a serviceable 2.0 Mono sound mix. Special features include subtitles and the original theatrical trailer. Nothing to write home about, but I doubt the film has ever looked or sounded this good, and it's nice to see MGM releasing older, lesser-known titles such as this.
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