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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.
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 ...
(See the article on 633 Squadron for more information.) Grauman also directed a number of made-for-TV films, including the Aaron Spelling produced 1970 supernatural horror film Crowhaven Farm . Broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week on 24 November 1970 and starring Hope Lange and Paul Burke , the film involves witchcraft , déjà vu , death ...
Johnny Briggs (whose character was killed in the 633 Squadron training scenes) had a small role in Sink The Bismarck but achieved later UK fame in the long-running TV soap opera Coronation Street." While interesting, trivia is "frowned upon" and has to be replaced by verifiable and documented facts.
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]
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 ...
Houston had a successful career as a character actor in British film and television, with prominent parts in several well-known films, including Yangtse Incident (1957), The Longest Day (1962, in which he appeared alongside Richard Burton), 633 Squadron (1964), Where Eagles Dare (1968, again with Burton) and The Sea Wolves (1981). [7]