Movies: “Operation Crossbow”

Apr. 1, 1965 - Opening today is “Operation Crossbow,” a British espionage thriller set during World War II. The movie concerns actual events where British undercover operatives targeted the German manufacturing facilities for experimental rocket-bombs.

The film was directed by Michael Anderson and stars Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Richard Johnson, and Tom Courtenay.

Although it is largely fictional, the movie does touch on the main aspects of the operation, which was geared to thwart the German long-range weapons program in the final years of World War II. 

The story alternates between Nazi Germany’s development of the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket, and the efforts of British Intelligence and its agents to counter those threats. All characters speak in the appropriate language, with English subtitles for those speaking German or Dutch.

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