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Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1
★ 5.2/10•1958•1h 40m•Drama•War

The TRUE story behind the attempt to destroy London!

1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak and his watchmaker friend Tadek are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski and allow themselves to be captured by the Nazis and taken to a labour camp on the Baltic coast so that they can spy on the operations there. Stefan and Tadek discover that the camp houses a huge production unit where the V1 rocket is being built, which Hitler intends to use to destroy London. The pair succeed in informing the resistance of what is happening who in turn tip off the allies who launch a full scale raid on the plant and destroy it therefore setting back the Nazis' plan by months. However, the fight is far from over as Hitler's generals proceed with plans to build yet another plant and Stefan and Tadek are faced with a dangerous challenge, they must capture a complete V1 rocket and help in smuggling it back to Britain so that the allies can prepare themselves for Hitler's proposed invasion...

Jack Hanley · Screenplay

Eryk Wlodek · Screenplay

Vernon Sewell · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1958

Actors

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Stefan

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Zofia

Milly Vitale

Milly Vitale

Anna

David Knight

David Knight

Tadek

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Stricker

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Brunner

John G. Heller

John G. Heller

Fritz

Carl Jaffe

Carl Jaffe

General

Peter Madden

Peter Madden

Stanislaw

George Pravda

George Pravda

Karewski

Gordon Sterne

Gordon Sterne

Margraaf

Carl Duering

Carl Duering

Scientist

Harold Siddons

Master Bomber

George Pastell

George Pastell

Eryk

Henri Vidon

Henri Vidon

Konim

Stanley Zevic

Kubala

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