Rent Battle of the V.1 (1958)
3.0 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in World War 2 and based on a true story, Battle of the V.1 starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina and Christopher Lee is set in Nazi held Poland. Polish Resistance discover a mysterious pilot-less plane being built and tested in Poland - the resistance inform Britain of the plane and British enlist a Polish school teacher (Michael Rennie) to infiltrate the factory where the "strange plane" was being built and pass as much information as possible back to London. The film tells the vital role that the Polish Resistance and the British bombing raids served in averting the full impact of the V.1 flying bomb in World War 2.
- Actors:
- Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina, Milly Vitale, David Knight, Esmond Knight, Christopher Lee, John G. Heller, Carl Jaffe, Peter Madden, George Pravda, Gordon Sterne, Carl Duering, Harold Siddons, George Pastell, Henri Vidon
- Directors:
- Vernon Sewell
- Producers:
- George Maynard, John Bash
- Writers:
- Jack Hanley, Eryk Wlodek, Bernard Newman
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of Battle of the V.1
Great WWII Film witch Authentic VI Rocket & real footage, with a young Christopher Lee as an SS man - Battle of the V.1 review by PV
This is an excellent film for those interested in WWII.
In colour originally but colour looked colorised sometimes - no idea why! A bit gaudy.
Anyway, see Christopher Lee JUST before he hit the big time in Dracula - he plays an SS officer here.
I was unaware of the Polish involvement in giving the Brits V1 footage and secrets. From Poland itself, camps and spies there.
No mention of Albert Speer who dodged the noose at Nuremburg 1946 BUT was in charge of slave labour for V1 and V2 'revenge weapon' building sites underground - in Belgium, Holland and France, and Poland.
I loved seeing the authentic WWII footage of V1s.
A bit dated and overlong but, if WWII is your interest, watch it, 4 stars
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