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Operation Crossbow (film) Operation Crossbow. (film) Operation Crossbow (later re-released as The Great Spy Mission) is a 1965 British espionage thriller set during the Second World War. This movie concerns an actual series of events where British undercover operatives targeted the German manufacturing facilities for experimental rocket-bombs.
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete.
Kajaki: The True Story, released in North America as Kilo Two Bravo, [ 5 ][ 6 ] is a 2014 British war docu-drama film directed by Paul Katis in his feature debut, written by Tom Williams, and produced by Katis and Andrew de Lotbiniere. The plot is based on the Kajaki Dam incident, involving Mark Wright and a small unit of British soldiers ...
Dark Blue World. Darkest Hour (film) Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen. Dauntless: The Battle of Midway. The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015 film) The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972 film) Days of Glory (2006 film) Dear Friend Hitler. Death and Glory in Changde.
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, that was directed by Michael Anderson.Adapted by R. C. Sherriff from the books The Dam Busters (1951) by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead (1946) by Guy Gibson, the film depicts the true story of Operation Chastise when in 1943 the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe ...
Where Hands Touch. Wicked Little Letters. The Winslow Boy (1948 film) The Winslow Boy (1999 film) Witchfinder General (film) Woman in Gold (film) Categories: British films. Films based on actual events by country.
Box office. $8 million (US) [ 4 ] Zulu is a 1964 British epic adventure action war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between a detachment of the British Army and the Zulu in 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, in which 150 British soldiers, 30 of whom were sick and wounded, at a remote outpost, held off a force of 4,000 Zulu warriors.
The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from Skis Against the Atom, the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Dr. Rolf Pedersen and Richard Harris as Knut Straud, along with ...