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Operation Crossbow

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.

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Release: 1965-04-01Runtime: 115 minRating: 6.721 (113)

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

Crew

Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

Director

Duilio Coletti

Duilio Coletti

Story

Vittoriano Petrilli

Story

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Screenplay

Derry Quinn

Screenplay

Ray Rigby

Screenplay

Carlo Ponti

Carlo Ponti

Producer

Ron Goodwin

Original Music Composer

Erwin Hillier

Erwin Hillier

Director of Photography

Ernest Walter

Editor

Clips & Videos

Infiltrating the Nazi Weapons Facility

Infiltrating the Nazi Weapons Facility

Operation Crossbow (1965) Original Trailer

Operation Crossbow (1965) Original Trailer

Titles

Titles

Trailer

Trailer

Pulse Jet Rocket Flight Test

Pulse Jet Rocket Flight Test