Operation Crossbow (1965)

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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.

• Released: 1965-04-01
• Genres: Drama, War, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 125 votes

Directed by Michael Anderson.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Operation Crossbow

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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