Operation Crossbow (1965) Reviews

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This big-budget, big-studio espionage film is set in the last years of World War II. George Peppard, Tom Courtenay and Jeremy Kemp parachute into Germany, with orders to destroy the Nazis' rocket base at Peenemunde. Featuring Sophia Loren as the wife of the Nazi collaborator whom Peppard is pretending to be, Operation Crossbow failed badly in its first release; MGM, deciding that the title misled moviegoers into thinking that the picture was a "Robin Hood" derivation, cleared up matters by renaming the film The Great Spy Mission. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, (more)

Director(s):: Michael Anderson

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: PG13

Format(s):: DVD
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	Robert D.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

An exciting film but I wonder if this was the way it actually happened.. that is the destruction of Penamunde, the German arsenal of rocket weaponry..the acting was plausable and they used all the personel in british,american and german filmdom that one usually sees in these roles...pretty gruesome in spots..3 stars!

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	OBER T.

0 out of 0 people found this review helpful

Weak script and so-so acting.

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	Raymond H.

0 out of 0 people found this review helpful

This seemed to be a copy of a video and was not suitable to watch on a big screen HD TV. We watched it on an old CRT TV. This has the typical British obsession for historical completeness with a lot of the early part of the film covering the V-1 rocket program. That had nothing to do with the plot though! The movie takes off with an attempt to eliminate the "New York" rocket, which was never built. The interlude with Sophia Loren seemed implausible - there was no romance either - but she did look great. - although she was dressed and styled in 1960s mode. Great cast and good directing though.

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	Keith K.

0 out of 0 people found this review helpful

This certainly is not one of the better WWII flicks although heavy hitters such as Lili Palmer, Sphia Loren and George Peppard are in. I have seen dozens of WWII movies much better than this one.

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