Operation Crossbow
1965 · Movie · PG-13 · 115 min · ★ 6.7 · 71% critics
During World War II, Allied intelligence races to uncover and stop a secret Nazi rocket program threatening Britain. A small team is sent behind enemy lines to infiltrate a heavily guarded facility, gather crucial information, and attempt sabotage before the new weapons can change the course of the war.
Also known as The Great Spy Mission
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Details
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-04-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (117 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a WWII spy mission story that splits time between enemy weapons development and Allied planning, with a strong late payoff; Not for you if you dislike slow build-ups like The Quiller Memorandum.
Pros: tense espionage setup; big international cast; suspenseful finale | Cons: slow, talky stretches; cluttered subplots; uneven pacing
Themes
- nazi
- rocket
- metrocolor
Cast & crew
Sophia Loren
as Nora Van Ostamgen
George Peppard
as Lt. John Curtis
Trevor Howard
as Professor Lindemann
John Mills
as General Boyd
Richard Johnson
as Duncan Sandys
Tom Courtenay
as Robert Henshaw
Jeremy Kemp
as Captain Phil Bradley
Anthony Quayle
as Bamford
Lilli Palmer
as Frieda
Paul Henreid
as General Ziemann
Directed by Michael Anderson