Operation Crossbow (1965)
Operation Crossbow (1965)
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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Cast

Sophia Loren Sophia Loren As: Nora Van Ostamgen
George Peppard George Peppard As: Lt. John Curtis
Trevor Howard Trevor Howard As: Professor Lindemann
John Mills John Mills As: General Boyd
Richard Johnson Richard Johnson As: Duncan Sandys
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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.


Tagline: Sabotage of Hitler's ingenious weapons of mass destruction...the V1 and V2 rockets!
Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Drama, War, Thriller

Language: English, Deutsch

Release Date: 01 April 1965

Country: GB

Runtime: 115m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $115,000

Revenue: $3,700,000

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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

Helmut Dantine

Helmut Dantine

General Linz

Barbara Rütting

Barbara Rütting

Hannah Reitsch

Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Wing Cmdr. Kendall

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Constance Babington Smith

John Fraser

John Fraser

Flight Lt. Kenny

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

RAF Officer

Patrick Wymark

Patrick Wymark

Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Wolf Frees

Wolf Frees

German Police Inspector

Moray Watson

Moray Watson

Col. Kenneth Post

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Sir Charles Sims

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

German Technical Examiner

Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Prof. Hoffer

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Dutch Technical Examiner

Milo Sperber

Milo Sperber

German Hotel Porter

George Mikell

George Mikell

German Officer

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

German Officer

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Air Commodore

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

SS Sturmbannfuhrer

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

German Police Officer

John Abineri

John Abineri

German Policeman

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

Technical Examiner

Gertan Klauber

Gertan Klauber

Soldier at Rocket Plant

Jeremy Spenser

Jeremy Spenser

SS Officer at Rocket Plant

John Ronane

John Ronane

RAF Dakota Pilot

Directed By

Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

Director

Basil Rayburn

Basil Rayburn

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Carlo Ponti

Carlo Ponti

Producer

Sydney Streeter

Sydney Streeter

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

George Blackler

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Sound

Ron Goodwin

Ron Goodwin

Original Music Composer

Ron Goodwin

Ron Goodwin

Conductor

J.B. Smith

J.B. Smith

Sound Mixer

Gerry Turner

Gerry Turner

Sound Recordist

Allan Sones

Allan Sones

Sound Editor

A.W. Watkins

A.W. Watkins

Recording Supervision

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Erwin Hillier

Erwin Hillier

Director of Photography

Wally Fairweather

Wally Fairweather

Focus Puller

Bob Kindred

Bob Kindred

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Elliot Scott

Elliot Scott

Art Direction

Other Crew

Tom Howard

Tom Howard

Special Effects

Bernard Doret

Bernard Doret

Translator

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