Operation Crossbow (2011)


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59min | Documentary, History, TV Movie | May 15, 2011 | Released

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.

Director: Tim Dunn

Producer: Tim Dunn

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Cast & Crew

Cast (15 Members)


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Samantha Bond

Narrator (voice)

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Dino A. Brugioni

Himself - Senior CIA Analyst, Ret.

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Elizabeth Hick

Herself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham

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Col. Robert S. Ehlers

Himself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.

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Jimmy Taylor

Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot

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Allan Williams

Himself - Researcher. Edinburgh University

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Wing Commander Mike Mockford

Himself - Photo Interpreter

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Major Chris Halsall

Himself - Intelligence Corps, Ret.

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John S. Blyth

Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot

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Geoffrey Stone

Himself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham

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Col. Roy M. Stanley

Himself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.

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Christian Muhldorfer-Vogt

Himself - Peenemünde Museum

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John Bell

Himself - Bomb Aimer

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Eugene Black

Himself - Mittelbau-Dora Inmate

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Margaret Hurley

Herself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham

Profile Samantha Bond Narrator (voice)
Profile Dino A. Brugioni Himself - Senior CIA Analyst, Ret.
Profile Elizabeth Hick Herself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham
Profile Col. Robert S. Ehlers Himself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.
Profile Jimmy Taylor Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot
Profile Allan Williams Himself - Researcher. Edinburgh University
Profile Wing Commander Mike Mockford Himself - Photo Interpreter
Profile Major Chris Halsall Himself - Intelligence Corps, Ret.
Profile John S. Blyth Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot
Profile Geoffrey Stone Himself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham
Profile Col. Roy M. Stanley Himself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.
Profile Christian Muhldorfer-Vogt Himself - Peenemünde Museum
Profile John Bell Himself - Bomb Aimer
Profile Eugene Black Himself - Mittelbau-Dora Inmate
Profile Margaret Hurley Herself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham

Crew (10 Members)


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Neville Kidd

Director of Photography

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Tim Dunn

Director

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Eamon Hardy

Executive Producer

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Jon Briest

Production Manager

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John Leo Dutton

Original Music Composer

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Jan Walker

Production Design

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Caitlin Tanner

Makeup Designer

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Amelia Wilkey

Makeup Designer

Profile Neville Kidd Director of Photography
Profile Tim Dunn Director
Profile Eamon Hardy Executive Producer
Profile Jon Briest Production Manager
Profile John Leo Dutton Original Music Composer
Profile Jan Walker Production Design
Profile Caitlin Tanner Makeup Designer
Profile Amelia Wilkey Makeup Designer

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