Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1 (1958)

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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...

Director: Vernon Sewell
Writers: Jack Hanley, Eryk Wlodek.

Casts

	Michael Rennie as Stefan
	Patricia Medina as Zofia
	Milly Vitale as Anna
	David Knight as Tadek
	Esmond Knight as Stricker
	Christopher Lee as Brunner
	John G. Heller as Fritz
	Carl Jaffe as General
	Peter Madden as Stanislaw
	George Pravda as Karewski
	Gordon Sterne as Margraaf
	Carl Duering as Scientist
	Harold Siddons as Master Bomber
	George Pastell as Eryk
	Henri Vidon as Konim
	Stanley Zevic as Kubala
	Gregory Dark as Franus
	Jan Conrad as Wlodek
	Tom Clegg as Anton
	Robert Raikes as Dakota Pilot
	Valerie White as German Forewoman
	Geoffrey Chater as Min. of Defence
	Julian Somers as Reichsführer
	Jack Armstrong as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Paul Beradi as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Bob Bryan as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Jack Cooper as German Scientist (uncredited)
	George Curtis as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Harry Drew as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Patrick Halpin as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Jack Hetherington as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Jack Mandeville as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Richard Neller as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Jim Tyson as German Scientist (uncredited)
	James Ure as German Scientist (uncredited)
	Gertan Klauber as SS Guard (uncredited)
	Martin Lyder as SS Officer (uncredited)
	Richard Shaw as SS Officer (uncredited)
	Jack Mandeville as German Soldier (uncredited)
	Norman Mitchell as German Officer (uncredited)
	Richard Pearson as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
	Martin Shaban as Dentist (uncredited)
	Norman Shelley as Senior Army Officer (uncredited)
	Emile Stemmler as Forced Labour (uncredited)
	Frank Thornton as British Scientist (uncredited)
	Patrick Waddington as Air Marshall (uncredited)

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