Operation Crossbow
Sabotage of Hitler's ingenious weapons of mass destruction...the V1 and V2 rockets!
Rating: 6.7 out of 10TMDB(126 votes)
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.
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Box office
Grossed $3.7M worldwide, about 32.2 times its $115K budget
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Ron Goodwin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Erwin Hillier
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Duilio ColettiStory
- Derry QuinnScreenplay
- Ray RigbyScreenplay
- Vittoriano PetrilliStory
- Emeric PressburgerScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 1, 1965
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $115K
- Revenue
- $3.7M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Italy
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In the United States
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Cast
Sophia LorenNora Van Ostamgen
George PeppardLt. John Curtis
Trevor HowardProfessor Lindemann
John MillsGeneral Boyd
Richard JohnsonDuncan Sandys
Tom CourtenayRobert Henshaw
Jeremy KempCaptain Phil Bradley
Anthony QuayleBamford
Lilli PalmerFrieda
Paul HenreidGeneral Ziemann
Helmut DantineGeneral Linz
Barbara RüttingHannah Reitsch
Richard ToddWing Cmdr. Kendall
Sylvia SymsConstance Babington Smith
John FraserFlight Lt. Kenny
Maurice DenhamRAF Officer
Patrick WymarkPrime Minister Winston Churchill- Wolf FreesGerman Police Inspector
Moray WatsonCol. Kenneth Post
Richard WattisSir Charles Sims
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