Operation Crossbow
May 15, 2011 · 59m
Director
Tim DunnOverview
The heroic tales of World War II are legendary, but Operation Crossbow is a little known story that deserves to join the hall of fame: how the Allies used 3D photos to thwart the Nazis' weapons of mass destruction before they could obliterate Britain. This film brings together the heroic Spitfire pilots who took the photographs and the brilliant minds of RAF Medmenham that made sense of the jigsaw of clues hidden in the photos. Hitler was pumping a fortune into his new-fangled V weapons in the hope they could win him the war. But Medmenham had a secret weapon of its own, a simple stereoscope which brought to life every contour of the enemy landscape in perfect 3D. The devil was truly in the detail and, together with extraordinary personal testimonies, the film uses modern computer graphics on the original wartime photographs to show just how the photo interpreters were able to uncover Hitler's nastiest secrets.
Cast of Operation Crossbow
Samantha BondNarrator (voice)
Dino A. BrugioniHimself - Senior CIA Analyst, Ret.- Elizabeth HickHerself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham
- Col. Robert S. EhlersHimself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.
- Jimmy TaylorHimself - Reconnaissance Pilot
- Allan WilliamsHimself - Researcher. Edinburgh University
- Wing Commander Mike MockfordHimself - Photo Interpreter
- Major Chris HalsallHimself - Intelligence Corps, Ret.
- John S. BlythHimself - Reconnaissance Pilot
- Geoffrey StoneHimself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham
- Col. Roy M. StanleyHimself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.
- Christian Muhldorfer-VogtHimself - Peenemünde Museum
- John BellHimself - Bomb Aimer
- Eugene BlackHimself - Mittelbau-Dora Inmate
- Margaret HurleyHerself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham
Crew of Operation Crossbow
About Operation Crossbow
What is Operation Crossbow about?
The heroic tales of World War II are legendary, but Operation Crossbow is a little known story that deserves to join the hall of fame: how the Allies used 3D photos to thwart the Nazis' weapons of mass destruction before they could obliterate Britain. This film brings together the heroic Spitfire pilots who took the photographs and the brilliant minds of RAF Medmenham that made sense of the…
When was Operation Crossbow released?
Operation Crossbow was released on May 15, 2011.
How long is Operation Crossbow?
Operation Crossbow runs 59 minutes.
Who directed Operation Crossbow?
Operation Crossbow was directed by Tim Dunn.
Who is in the cast of Operation Crossbow?
The cast of Operation Crossbow includes Samantha Bond (Narrator (voice)), Dino A. Brugioni (Himself - Senior CIA Analyst, Ret.), Elizabeth Hick (Herself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham), Col. Robert S. Ehlers (Himself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.) and Jimmy Taylor (Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot).