“Sabotage of Hitler's ingenious weapons of mass destruction...the V1 and V2 rockets!”
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
Carlo Ponti
Ray Rigby
Derry Quinn
Emeric Pressburger
Erwin Hillier
Ron Goodwin
Sophia Loren
Nora Van Ostamgen
George Peppard
Lt. John Curtis
Trevor Howard
Professor Lindemann
John Mills
General Boyd
Richard Johnson
Duncan Sandys
Tom Courtenay
Robert Henshaw
Jeremy Kemp
Captain Phil Bradley
Anthony Quayle
Bamford
Lilli Palmer
Frieda
Paul Henreid
General Ziemann
Helmut Dantine
General Linz
Barbara Rütting
Hannah Reitsch
... and 23 more
John Chard
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 ...
JPV852
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...
CinemaSerf
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...
Infiltrating the Nazi Weapons Facility
Clip • YouTube
Operation Crossbow (1965) Original Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
Titles
Clip • YouTube
Trailer
Teaser • YouTube
Pulse Jet Rocket Flight Test
Clip • YouTube
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer