---
title: 'Operation Crossbow (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Anderson'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/operation-crossbow-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059549/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Operation Crossbow (1965)

1965 · PG-13 · 111 min · Action, Crime, Thriller · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Operation Crossbow is a 1965 British spy thriller film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Richard Johnson and Tom Courtenay. The screenplay was written by Emeric Pressburger, in collaboration with Derry Quinn and Ray Rigby, from a story by Duilio Coletti and Vittoriano Petrilli. It was filmed in Panavision and Metrocolor at MGM-British Studios.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-anderson)
- **Screenplay:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Derry Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/derry-quinn), [Ray Rigby](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-rigby)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ron Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-goodwin)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Erwin Hillier](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-hillier)
- **Editor:** [Ernest Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-walter)

## Cast

- [Richard Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-johnson)
- [Tom Courtenay](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-courtenay)
- [Anton Diffring](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-diffring)
- [John Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fraser)
- [Sophia Loren](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophia-loren)
- [Helmut Dantine](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-dantine)
- [Paul Henreid](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-henreid)
- [Barbara Rütting](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-rutting)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [George Peppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-peppard)
- [Sylvia Syms](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-syms)
- [Allan Cuthbertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-cuthbertson)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- [Jeremy Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-kemp)
- [Karel Štěpánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-stepanek)

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