Operation Crossbow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-04-01

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2901 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Anderson

Genres:

Action Drama War

Cast:

Sophia Loren George Peppard Trevor Howard John Mills

Writer:

Duilio Coletti (original story)

Vittoriano Petrilli (original story)

Emeric Pressburger (screenplay)

Derry Quinn (screenplay)

Ray Rigby (screenplay)

Fullplot:

This is the story of the methods used to defeat Hitler's V1 (doodlebug) and V2 (rocket) "revenge weapons" towards the end of the second world war. Even though the Nazis were in retreat these weapons could have turned their defeat into victory. The film includes references to Hannah Reich, who in real life was a German test pilot.

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