OPERATION CROSSBOW Decoded! A reality-based spy/war movie

OPERATION CROSSBOW Decoded! A reality-based spy/war movie

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?

Had you seen this movie before listening to this episode? If not, will you now? Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be! We'll give you a shout-out in a future episode!

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