The Heroes

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• Genre(s): Drama, Action, War
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Donald Crombie
• Cast(s): John Bach, Briony Behets, John Bonney, John Hargreaves, Cameron Daddo See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 3h 28min
• Award(s): Logie 1990 (Won) Awards List
• Similar To: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Uncommon Valor
• Story:
  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.
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