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The Heroes (1988)
Directed by Donald Crombie
Overview
Based on a true story, The Heroes follows one of the most extraordinary and heroic exploits of World War II. After months of rigorous training in the north of Australia, a team of 14 men, most barely out of their teens, set sail from Cairns on board a leaky old fishing boat called ‘The Krait’. Their mission, code-named Operation Jaywick, became a tense voyage through thousands of kilometres of Japanese held territory to launch a daring attack on Singapore Harbour. The raid is a success but within sight of safety they encounter a Japanese destroyer, and all prepare to die rather than be taken prisoner.
Length 208 minutes
Actors
Paul Rhys | John Bach | Briony Behets | John Bonney | John Hargreaves | Cameron Daddo | Christopher Morsley | Jason Donovan