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Operation Crossbow (later re-released as The Great Spy Mission) is a 1965 British espionage thriller set during the Second World War. This movie concerns an actual series of events where British undercover operatives targeted the German manufacturing facilities for experimental rocket-bombs.
A 1965 movie about Allied agents trying to sabotage Hitler's V1 and V2 rockets. Starring Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard and John Mills, directed by Michael Anderson.
- (5.5K)
- Action, Drama, War
- Michael Anderson
- 1965-04-01
Crossbow was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The primary V-weapons were the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket , which were launched against Britain from 1944 to 1945 and used against continental European targets as well.
- August 1943-May 2, 1945 [1]
- Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands
A British agent and a German scientist team up to stop a Nazi missile program in this historical adventure. Watch the trailer, see photos, and read reviews of this classic movie on Turner Classic Movies.
- Michael Anderson, Basil Rayburn
- Sophia Loren
Operation Crossbow (1965) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #OperationCrossbow A fearsome rumor reaches Britain’s World War II command. The Nazis are developing rocket technology that could rain death...
- 4 min
- 104.7K
- Warner Bros. Classics
A 1965 war drama about a secret mission to stop Nazi missile development. See ratings, reviews, cast, trailer and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (8)
- War, Drama
- PG-13
May 13, 2011 · Learn how British intelligence used stereoscopes and Spitfires to disrupt Nazi plans to bombard Britain with V-1 and V-2 missiles. See newly released photographs and computer graphics of the secret sites and missions.
