---
title: 'They Who Dare (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Milestone'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-who-dare-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046421/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# They Who Dare (1954)

1954 · 107 min · War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Westerby](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-westerby)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-gill)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)

## Cast

- [Denholm Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/denholm-elliott)
- [David Peel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-peel)
- [Akim Tamiroff](https://cinepixo.com/people/akim-tamiroff)
- [Gérard Oury](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-oury)
- [Eric Pohlmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-pohlmann)
- [Peter Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-burton)
- [William Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-russell)
- [Dirk Bogarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/dirk-bogarde)
- [Lisa Gastoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-gastoni)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-who-dare-1954
Film facts: Wikidata (Q7783792); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.