Operation Crossbow (1965) | |
Director(s) | Michael Anderson |
Producer(s) | Carlo Ponti |
Top Genres | Action, Drama, War |
Top Topics | Aviation, Spies, World War II |
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Operation Crossbow (1965) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Carlo Ponti.
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On Blu-ray: Action and Suspense in Operation Crossbow (1965) and The World, The Flesh and the Devil (1959)
By KC on Feb 5, 2020 From Classic MoviesOperation Crossbow (1965) This fast-paced, intense action thriller makes better use of its big cast than your typical all-star production. It plugs its characters into the story with smooth logic and always with an eye on moving the narrative forward with satisfying efficiency. The film is loosely ... Read full article
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Richard Attenborough was offered a key role in this film
The character of Constance Babington Smith in this movie, played by Sylvia Syms, was a real-life person. She was a British military officer who in 1957 after the Second World War wrote the book, 'Air Spy: the Story of Photo Intelligence in World War II'.
MGM executives did not know the German characters would be speaking German (with subtitles) until they saw the rough cut; they wanted to have the German dialogue dubbed into English, but director Michael Anderson persuaded them to keep the subtitled dialogue.
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The character of Constance Babington Smith in this movie, played by Sylvia Syms, was a real-life person. She was a British military officer who in 1957 after the Second World War wrote the book, 'Air Spy: the Story of Photo Intelligence in World War II'.
MGM executives did not know the German characters would be speaking German (with subtitles) until they saw the rough cut; they wanted to have the German dialogue dubbed into English, but director Michael Anderson persuaded them to keep the subtitled dialogue.
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