Operation Crossbow (1965)

Movie Details

Original Title Operation Crossbow

Original Language EN

Budget $115,000

Revenue $3,700,000

Status Released

Popularity 0.8

Cast

Sophia Loren

Nora Van Ostamgen

Popularity: 3.2

George Peppard

Lt. John Curtis

Popularity: 2.3

Trevor Howard

Professor Lindemann

Popularity: 1.6

John Mills

General Boyd

Popularity: 1.0

Richard Johnson

Duncan Sandys

Popularity: 10.2

Tom Courtenay

Robert Henshaw

Popularity: 1.3

Jeremy Kemp

Captain Phil Bradley

Popularity: 0.8

Anthony Quayle

Bamford

Popularity: 1.2

Lilli Palmer

Frieda

Popularity: 1.2

Paul Henreid

General Ziemann

Popularity: 0.8

Helmut Dantine

General Linz

Popularity: 0.8

Barbara Rütting

Hannah Reitsch

Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Screenplay Derry Quinn, Ray Rigby, Emeric Pressburger

Director Michael Anderson

Editor Ernest Walter

Producer Carlo Ponti

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Videos & Trailers

Infiltrating the Nazi Weapons Facility

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Titles

Clip

Trailer

Pulse Jet Rocket Flight Test

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Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

nazi rocket

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 6/10

Nov 20, 2015

If you're chute doesn't open, change it for a harp! A passable WWII movie boosted by star casting and a grand finale. Plot essentially is about some Allied agents planning to infiltrate the Nazis' secretive rocket factory in Holland and destroy their deadly V rockets. Much of the pic is given ... Read more

JPV852 7/10

Dec 1, 2019

Engaging war-thriller doesn't always hit on all cylinders but the finale was suspense-filled and I do appreciate how the filmmakers handled the deaths, not at all sensationalized. No real standout performances but the cast did a fine job, though a bit surprising to see Sophie Loren got top-billing b ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

Sep 5, 2024

There is something a little bit reminiscent of "The Adventures of Tartu" (1943) about this film. The Nazis are using ever increasingly effective missiles to bombard South East England and when the boffins discover their new, portable, V1 and V2 rockets then a team is assembled to go into the heart o ... Read more