| Hell Boats | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster by Frank McCarthy | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Written by | Derek Ford Donald Ford Anthony Spinner |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Starring | James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ronald Allen |
| Cinematography | Paul Beeson |
| Edited by | John S. Smith |
| Music by | Frank Cordell |
Production company | Oakmont Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Hell Boats is a 1970 Technicolor 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.[2] It was the last film made by Oakmont Productions, a branch of Mirisch Films.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Hell Boats (1970) - Paul Wendkos | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Hell Boats | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Oakmont Productions". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
- ^ The London Gazetter, 27 August 1940