Join Dan and Tom as they decode the 1965 spy movie, OPERATION CROSSBOW. Find out if this spy movie, based on a real World War II operation, is worth watching.

This movie, which stars George Peppard, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, and more tells us the story of the real-life Operation Crossbow operation from World War II.  This operation was created to try to stall or eliminate Germany’s efforts to create the V-1 and V-2 missiles.

So, this movie is part a war movie and part a spy movie.  Does that work? 

Some of the things we cover in our look at OPERATION CROSSBOW include:

·         The cast – does it work?

·         A couple of nice cameo appearances

·         What is the marketing gimmick that was used to promote this movie?

·         What title did it get in the U.S.A and why?

·         Is the cinematography picture perfect?

·         And is the soundtrack music to your ears?

·         Does Richard Johnson’s portral of Winston Churchill work?

·         Also, what are some of the corellations between what we see in OPERATION CROSSBOW and what is happening in the world today?

·         Did you know about the test pilots for the pilotless rockets?

·         How was the balance of “spy movie” vs. “war movie”?

·         Do Dan and Tom think this spy movie is worth watching?

·         And of course, there are more.

So take a listen to hear what works and what doesn’t work in this movie.

Tell us what you think about our decoding of OPERATION CROSSBOW?

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