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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.
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.
It has often been stated that "633 Squadron" was based on a true story but in fact this is not the case. Rather the story was "inspired by the exploits of the British and Commonwealth Mosquito Air Crews" (as is stated just after the main titles of the film).
Clavell wrote scripts for the war films The Great Escape (1963) and 633 Squadron (1964). [19] He wrote a short story, "The Children's Story" (1964) and the script for The Satan Bug (1965), directed by John Sturges who had made The Great Escape. He also wrote Richard Sahib for Sturges which was never made. [20]
The One That Got Away (1957), true story of the only Luftwaffe pilot to escape captivity in Britain and return to Germany; The War Lover (1962) 633 Squadron (1963) Nebeští jezdci (1968) Mosquito Squadron (1969) The Thousand Plane Raid (1969) Battle of Britain (1969) Eagles Over London (1970) Catch-22 (1970), American B-25 crewmen trying to ...
Tyler Perry's “The Six Triple Eight” is based on the first predominantly Black battalion of women sent overseas during World War II. What to know about the true story.
After the filming of 633 Squadron was completed Mahaddie purchased one of the aircraft, Mosquito RS712. [2] He used it to fly back and forth to various locations before selling it 8 years later in 1972. [18] Other films Mahaddie worked on include Operation Crossbow (1965) and Mosquito Squadron, the 1969 sequel to 633 Squadron. [18]
Netflix’s Hijack ‘93 fictionalizes the gripping true story of four young adults who hijacked a plane to protest their government’s actions. On Oct. 25, 1993, Richard Ogunderu, Kabir Adenuga ...