Operation Crossbow (1965)

United Kingdom et al., 116 min
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Basic facts

Original title Operation Crossbow
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • German
Swedish release 1965-09-27

Cast

Sophia Loren
Nora

George Peppard
löjtnant John Curtis

Trevor Howard
professor Lindemann

John Mills
general Boyd

Richard Johnson
Duncan Sandys

Tom Courtenay
Robert Henshaw

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Titles

Original title
  • Operation Crossbow
Swedish release title
  • På främmande mark
Co-production title
  • Operazione Crossbow (Italien)
Distribution title
  • Opération Crossbow (Frankrike)
  • Operación Crossbow (Spanien)
  • Unternehmen Crowwbow (Västtyskland)
  • Operaatio Jousi (Finland)
  • Operation Crossbow (Danmark)
  • Operacja Kusza (Polen)
Alternative title
  • Code Name: Operation Crossbow
Working title
  • The Great Spy Mission

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Special Effects
Story
Camera Operator
Assistant Cameraman
Conductor
Make-up Supervisor
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Sophia Loren Nora
George Peppard löjtnant John Curtis
Trevor Howard professor Lindemann
John Mills general Boyd
Richard Johnson Duncan Sandys
Tom Courtenay Robert Henshaw
Jeremy Kemp Phil Bradley
Anthony Quayle Bamford
Lilli Palmer Frieda
Paul Henreid general Ziemann
Helmut Dantine general Linz
Barbara Rütting (as Barbara Rueting) Hannah Reitsch
Richard Todd överstelötnant Kendall
Sylvia Syms Constance Babington Smith
John Fraser kapten (flight lieutenant) Kenny
Maurice Denham RAF-officer
Patrick Wymark premiärminister Winston Churchill
Wolf Frees tysk poliskommissarie
Moray Watson överste Kenneth Post
Richard Wattis Sir Charles Sims
Allan Cuthbertson tysk teknisk granskare
Karel Stepanek professor Hoffer
Ferdy Mayne tysk officer

Companies

Production Company Carlo Ponti Cinematografica S.p.A.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Ltd.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Ltd. 1965-04-13 LP30349
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1965

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 103648
Date 1965-09-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3975 meters
Notes Speltid: 116 minuter.


Censorship number 103648
Date 1965-09-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3180 meters
Notes Speltid: 116 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Metrocolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 116 min


Production location

1964 1964
MGM British Studios Borehamwood, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
Holkham Beach and Estate Norfolk United Kingdom
RAF Abingdon Parchute School Abingdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
St. Pancras Power Station, St. Pancras London United Kingdom

Release dates

First showing 1965-03 United Kingdom 116 min
Release in Sweden 1965-09-27 Astoria Stockholm Sweden 116 min
TV showing 1983-10-13 TV1 Sweden
2001-03-16 SVT1 Sweden 111 min
2004-01-05 SVT1 Sweden 111 min

Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 6
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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