Operation Crossbow (1965)

  • PG-13
  • 04/01/1965 (US)
  • Drama, War, Thriller
  • 1h 55m

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

Overview

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.

Michael Anderson

Director

Duilio Coletti

Story

Vittoriano Petrilli

Story

Emeric Pressburger

Screenplay

Derry Quinn

Screenplay

Ray Rigby

Screenplay

Cast

Sophia Loren's headshot

Sophia Loren

Nora Van Ostamgen
George Peppard's headshot

George Peppard

Lt. John Curtis
Trevor Howard's headshot

Trevor Howard

Professor Lindemann
John Mills's headshot

John Mills

General Boyd
Richard Johnson's headshot

Richard Johnson

Duncan Sandys
Tom Courtenay's headshot

Tom Courtenay

Robert Henshaw
Jeremy Kemp's headshot

Jeremy Kemp

Captain Phil Bradley
Anthony Quayle's headshot

Anthony Quayle

Bamford

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