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633 Squadron is a 1964 war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy.The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional World War II British fighter-bomber squadron, was based on the 1956 novel of the same name by former Royal Air Force officer Frederick E. Smith, which itself drew on several real RAF operations.
Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 – 8 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music. [1] He scored over 70 films in a career lasting over fifty years. His most famous works included Where Eagles Dare, Battle of Britain, 633 Squadron, Margaret Rutherford's Miss Marple films, and Frenzy.
"The Dr. Kildare Theme" – Johnnie Spence and his Orchestra 1961 "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" – The George Martin Orchestra 1964 "633 Squadron Theme" – Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra 1964 "From Russia with Love" – Matt Monro 1963 "All Quiet on the Mersey Front" – The George Martin Orchestra "Goldfinger" – Shirley Bassey 1964 "By George!
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1964: 633 Squadron: Walter Grauman: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris: World War II drama: The 7th Dawn: Lewis Gilbert: William Holden, Susannah York ...
Graumann had just made 633 Squadron for the Mirisches. [9] Ben Gazzara was given a male lead; it was his first film since finishing Arrest and Trial. [10] Bradford Dillman played the other male lead. Filming started 1 June 1964. Grauman later signed to do three more films with the Mirisches. [11]
Perschy played in a number of American films, her most notable roles being in the 1962 biopic Freud, the 1964 Rock Hudson comedy, Man's Favorite Sport?, and the 1964 hit war movie 633 Squadron. Perschy's career in America eventually declined and by the late 1970s her only US appearances were brief roles in TV shows such as Hawaii Five-O and ...
Frederick Escreet Smith (4 April 1919 – 15 May 2012) [1] [2] was a British author, best known for his 1956 novel 633 Squadron about a Second World War RAF Mosquito squadron undertaking a seemingly impossible mission to bomb a well-protected German factory at the head of a Norwegian fjord. The novel was made into a successful film in 1964.
The show's opening and ending theme is Ron Goodwin's main theme for the 1964 war film 633 Squadron, [11] [12] and the main character - Ann Haatrope - is loosely based on Queen Amina of Zaria. [ 13 ] Plot