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6.7/10 • 106

1965-04-011h 55m

DramaWarThriller

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.

Directors
Michael Anderson
Editors
Ernest Walter

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  1. Sophia Loren

    Sophia Loren

    Nora Van Ostamgen

  2. George Peppard

    George Peppard

    Lt. John Curtis

  3. Trevor Howard

    Trevor Howard

    Professor Lindemann

  4. John Mills

    John Mills

    General Boyd

  5. Richard Johnson

    Richard Johnson

    Duncan Sandys

  6. Tom Courtenay

    Tom Courtenay

    Robert Henshaw

  7. Jeremy Kemp

    Jeremy Kemp

    Captain Phil Bradley

  8. Anthony Quayle

    Anthony Quayle

    Bamford

  9. Lilli Palmer

    Lilli Palmer

    Frieda

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John Chard

Nov 20, 2015

6/10

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 sags and has some uneven patches that can take one out of the story line. On the plus side the finale is worth waiting for, full of suspense and heroics, while the espionage angle holds interest throughout. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$115,000.00
Revenue
$3,700,000.00
Keywords
nazirocket