6.7Operation Crossbow · 2011
Operation Crossbow (2011) is a Documentary / History / TV Movie film directed by Tim Dunn, starring Samantha Bond, Dino A. Brugioni, Elizabeth Hick.
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6.7Overview
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
Samantha Bond, Dino A. Brugioni, Elizabeth Hick, Col. Robert S. Ehlers, Jimmy Taylor, Allan Williams, Wing Commander Mike Mockford, Major Chris Halsall
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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 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.
When was "Operation Crossbow" released?
Operation Crossbow was released in 2011.
Who stars in "Operation Crossbow"?
The cast includes Samantha Bond, Dino A. Brugioni, Elizabeth Hick, Col. Robert S. Ehlers.
