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Battle of the V-1 (1958)

Battle of the V-1 poster
Directed by
Vernon Sewell
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, British forces work to counter the threat of German V-1 flying bombs. The film focuses on their efforts to locate and destroy the launch sites.

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What happens

Battle of the V-1 (also known as Battle of the V.1, Battle of the V1, Missiles from Hell and Unseen Heroes) is a 1958 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina, Milly Vitale, David Knight and Christopher Lee. It was written by Jack Hanley, Eryk Wlodek and Bernard Newman based on Newman's 1955 novel They Saved London . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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