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Operation Crossbow

  • 1965
  • PG-13
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
5.7K
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Sophia Loren, George Peppard, and John Mills in Operation Crossbow (1965)
Dark ComedyPolitical DramaSpyWar EpicActionDramaWar

Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.

  • Director
    • Michael Anderson
  • Writers
    • Duilio Coletti
    • Vittoriano Petrilli
    • Emeric Pressburger
  • Stars
    • Sophia Loren
    • George Peppard
    • Trevor Howard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    5.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Anderson
    • Writers
      • Duilio Coletti
      • Vittoriano Petrilli
      • Emeric Pressburger
    • Stars
      • Sophia Loren
      • George Peppard
      • Trevor Howard
    • 72User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Nora Van Ostamgen
    George Peppard
    George Peppard
    • 1st Lt. John Curtis USAAF
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Professor Frederick 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
    • (as Barbara Rueting)
    Richard Todd
    Richard Todd
    • Wing Commander Kendall
    Sylvia Syms
    Sylvia Syms
    • Flight Officer Constance Babington Smith
    John Fraser
    John Fraser
    • Flight Lieutenant Kenny Post
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Air Chief Marshal
    Patrick Wymark
    Patrick Wymark
    • Prime Minister Winston Churchill
    Wolf Frees
    Wolf Frees
    • German Police Inspector
    • Director
      • Michael Anderson
    • Writers
      • Duilio Coletti
      • Vittoriano Petrilli
      • Emeric Pressburger
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    • Trivia
      For the scene in which a street is wiped out by a V2, the filmmakers destroyed a row of flats which were slated for demolition.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film, the rocket being launched is shown as having four engines, whereas the V2 only had a single engine. However, this is supposed to be the long-range (and entirely fictitious) "New York" rocket.
    • Quotes

      Phil Bradley: The first rocket I built rose three feet into the ground. The second took off horizontally, went straight through a hen-house and killed 40 roosters.

      Bradley's Interviewer: How very discouraging for you. What did you do after that?

      Phil Bradley: Buried the roosters, sir.

    • Connections
      Edited into Mosquito Squadron (1969)

    User reviews72

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    9/10

    Masterpiece WW 2 film

    Masterpiece WW 2 film.Excellent production and attention to detail.Good spy story with great cinematography and cast performances.Good visuals on the German V-1/V-2 efforts.Not too much Holywood watering down of storyline.Nice short performance by Loren.One of the top 50 best WW 2 movies ever.One of the top 250 best movies ever.Only for WW 2 spy movie fans who don't mind seeing London get blasted a bit and for big fans of the lead actors......
    • kenandraf
    • Jul 27, 2002
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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1965 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Code Name: Operation Crossbow
    • Filming locations
      • RAF Abingdon Parachute School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Parachute training scenes)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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