Battle of the V-1

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Battle of the V-1
Bernard Newman
Produced byGeorge Maynard
John Bash
StarringMichael Rennie
Patricia Medina
Milly Vitale
David Knight
Esmond Knight
Christopher Lee
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Edited byLito Carruthers
Music byRobert Sharples
Production
company
Eros Films & John Bash Films Corporation
Distributed byEros Films
Release date
  • 25 August 1958 (1958-08-25) (UK)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Battle of the V-1 (also known as Battle of the V.1, Battle of the V1, Missiles from Hell and Unseen Heroes

Bernard Newman.[2]

Plot

The film tells the story of a

United Kingdom
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Messages are got out from the camp via the dentist (at the loss of one tooth). The Poles are warned that a British bombing raid on Peenemünde is imminent and that they should prepare to escape during the raid.

Following their escape, the second part of the film looks at the attempts to find an entire V-1 to send back to Britain. They are eventually rewarded by an unexploded V-1 landing in a field which they quickly conceal from the German search team. Through convoluted means, they send the dismantled weapon back to Britain just before the critical first use of this terrible weapon.

Cast

Reception

Sewell said the film "made a fortune".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ BFI Database: Alternatives names for "Battle of the V-1" Retrieved 2011-11-27
  2. ^ BFI Database: Synopsis for "Battle of the V-1" Retrieved 2011-11-27
  3. ^ Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994). "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project.

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