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Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965 115 min ★ 6.7 Drama, War, Thriller

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery by British Intelligence of the weapon.

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Cast

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Nora Van Ostamgen

George Peppard

George Peppard

Lt. John Curtis

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Professor Lindemann

John Mills

John Mills

General Boyd

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Duncan Sandys

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Robert Henshaw

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Captain Phil Bradley

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Bamford

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Frieda

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

General Ziemann

Details

Director

Michael Anderson

Screenplay

Ray Rigby

Tagline

"Sabotage of Hitler's ingenious weapons of mass destruction...the V1 and V2 rockets!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$115,000

Revenue

$3,700,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews

J

John Chard

November 20, 2015

★ 6/10

If you're chute doesn't open, change it for a harp! A passable WWII movie boosted by star casting and a grand finale. Plot essentially is about some Allied agents planning to infiltrate the Nazis' secretive rocket factory in Holland and destroy their deadly V rockets. Much of the pic is given to character forming and painting political, army and human passion based groundwork. Unfortunately ...

J

JPV852

December 1, 2019

★ 7/10

Engaging war-thriller doesn't always hit on all cylinders but the finale was suspense-filled and I do appreciate how the filmmakers handled the deaths, not at all sensationalized. No real standout performances but the cast did a fine job, though a bit surprising to see Sophie Loren got top-billing but only in it for maybe 15-minutes. **3.5/5**

C

CinemaSerf

September 5, 2024

★ 6/10

There is something a little bit reminiscent of "The Adventures of Tartu" (1943) about this film. The Nazis are using ever increasingly effective missiles to bombard South East England and when the boffins discover their new, portable, V1 and V2 rockets then a team is assembled to go into the heart of the Reich to carry out some dangerous sabotage. George Peppard, Jeremy Kemp and Tom Courtenay are ...

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