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Operation Crossbow

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

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.

1h 55m1965PG-13TMDb 6.7

DramaWarThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Michael AndersonMichael AndersonDirectorSophia LorenSophia LorenNora Van OstamgenGeorge PeppardGeorge PeppardLt. John CurtisTrevor HowardTrevor HowardProfessor LindemannJohn MillsJohn MillsGeneral BoydRichard JohnsonRichard JohnsonDuncan SandysTom CourtenayTom CourtenayRobert HenshawJeremy KempJeremy KempCaptain Phil BradleyAnthony QuayleAnthony QuayleBamfordLilli PalmerLilli PalmerFriedaPaul HenreidPaul HenreidGeneral ZiemannHelmut DantineHelmut DantineGeneral LinzBarbara RüttingBarbara RüttingHannah ReitschRichard ToddRichard ToddWing Cmdr. KendallSylvia SymsSylvia SymsConstance Babington SmithJohn FraserJohn FraserFlight Lt. KennyMaurice DenhamMaurice DenhamRAF OfficerPatrick WymarkPatrick WymarkPrime Minister Winston Churchill
Wolf FreesGerman Police InspectorMoray WatsonMoray WatsonCol. Kenneth PostRichard WattisRichard WattisSir Charles SimsAllan CuthbertsonAllan CuthbertsonGerman Technical ExaminerKarl StepanekKarl StepanekProf. HofferWilliam MervynWilliam MervynDutch Technical ExaminerMilo SperberMilo SperberGerman Hotel PorterGeorge MikellGeorge MikellGerman OfficerFerdy MayneFerdy MayneGerman OfficerRobert BrownRobert BrownAir CommodoreAnton DiffringAnton DiffringSS SturmbannfuhrerPhilip MadocPhilip MadocGerman Police OfficerJohn AbineriJohn AbineriGerman Policeman

Storyline

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.

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Info

Status
Released
Released
1 April 1965
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (126 votes)

Production

Director
Michael Anderson
Writers
Vittoriano Petrilli, Duilio Coletti, Ray Rigby
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United Kingdom, Italy

Box Office

Budget
$115,000.0
Revenue
$3.7M
Profit
$3.6M
Return
32.2×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, German