Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Sophia LorenNora Van Ostamgen
- George PeppardLt. John Curtis
- Trevor HowardProfessor Lindemann
- John MillsGeneral Boyd
- Richard JohnsonDuncan Sandys
- Tom CourtenayRobert Henshaw
- Jeremy KempCaptain Phil Bradley
- Anthony QuayleBamford
- Lilli PalmerFrieda
- Paul HenreidGeneral Ziemann
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
It is a grandly engrossing and exciting melodrama of wartime espionage, done with stunning documentary touches in a tight, tense, heroic story line. - 80
The Telegraph
It's directed by Michael Anderson (of The Dam Busters fame) with steely panache, and the clammy terror of the mission is well evoked. [11 Sep 2021, p.24] - 60
Time Out
Much ado about background authenticity is nullified by the cardboard characters, but the starry cast makes it all relatively painless. - 50
Variety
Ambitiously filmed in Europe and boasting production values which may seem to catch the spirit of the monumental effort, what the Carlo Ponti production lacks primarily is a cohesive story line.
