Operation Crossbow (1965)

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115 min - Action | Drama | War - 1 April 1965 (USA)

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Allied agents attempt to infiltrate the Nazis' rocket research site.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sophia Loren	...	Nora
	George Peppard	...	Lt. John Curtis
	Trevor Howard	...	Prof. Lindemann
	John Mills	...	Gen. Boyd
	Richard Johnson	...	Duncan Sandys
	Tom Courtenay	...	Robert Henshaw
	Jeremy Kemp	...	Phil Bradley
	Anthony Quayle	...	Bamford
	Lilli Palmer	...	Frieda
	Paul Henreid	...	Gen. Ziemann
	Helmut Dantine	...	Gen. Linz
	Barbara Rütting	...	Hannah Reitsch (as Barbara Rueting)
	Richard Todd	...	Wing Cmdr. Kendall
	Sylvia Syms	...	Constance Babington Smith
	John Fraser	...	Flight Lt. Kenny

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This is the story of the methods used to defeat Hitler's V1 (doodlebug) and V2 (rocket) "revenge weapons" towards the end of the second world war. Even though the Nazis were in retreat these weapons could have turned their defeat into victory. The film includes references to Hannah Reich, who in real life was a German test pilot. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>

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Action | Drama | War

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Rated PG-13 for some war violence See all certifications »

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English | German

Release Date:

1 April 1965 (USA) See more »

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The Great Spy Mission See more »

Filming Locations:

Holkham Beach and Estate, Norfolk, England, UK See more »

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios See more »

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Runtime:

115 min

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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)

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Black and White (archive footage) | Color (Metrocolor)

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2.20 : 1

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Duncan Sandys, a character in this movie played by Richard Johnson, was a real-life person. Sandys was Chairman of the British War Cabinet Committee for the Defence against German rockets and flying bombs. He was the son-in-law of British wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill and was wounded during the Second World War in Norway in 1941 which resulted in him having a permanent limp. See more »

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Anachronisms: In the scene where the German Officers are running across the beach to the V1 flown by Hannah Reitch, the landing skids of the helicopter are visible. No helicopters were flying in WWII. See more »

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Edited into Damnation Alley (1977) See more »

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