

Operation Crossbow
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.
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6.7/10
126 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $115K
- Box office
- $3.7M
- Language
- English
- nazi
- rocket
- metrocolor
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Produced in
United Kingdom, Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-131 Apr 1965
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG19 May 1965
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 141 Jan 1966
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1523 Aug 1965
GermanyDE
- Theatrical162 Sept 1965
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD18 Oct 2005
PortugalPT
- Theatricale 1420 Apr 1966
Frequently asked questions
Operation Crossbow was released on 1 April 1965.
Audience reviews
3- J6/10
John Chard
11/20/2015
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 to character forming and painting political, army and human passion based groundwork. Unfortunately the narrative often …
- J7/10
JPV852
12/1/2019
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 but only in it for maybe 15-minutes. **3.5/5**
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
9/5/2024
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 of the Reich to carry out some dangerous sabotage. George Peppard, Jeremy Kemp and Tom Courtenay are the three despatched…
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