Mosquito Squadron (1969)
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- G
- 1h 30min
- Drama, War
- 22 Aug 1969 (Finland)
- Movie
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David McCallum | ... |
Quint Munroe
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Suzanne Neve | ... |
Beth Scott
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Charles Gray | ... |
Air Commodore Hufford
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David Buck | ... |
Sqn. Ldr. David 'Scotty' Scott
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David Dundas | ... |
Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton
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Dinsdale Landen | ... |
Wing Commander Clyde Penrose
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Nicky Henson | ... |
Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce
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Bryan Marshall | ... |
Sqn. Ldr. Neale
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Michael Anthony | ... |
Father Bellague
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Peggy Thorpe-Bates | ... |
Mrs. Scott
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Peter Copley | ... |
Mr. Scott
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Vladek Sheybal | ... |
Lieutenant Schack
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Michael McGovern | ... |
Flt. Lieutenant Bannister
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Bernard Barnsley | ... |
P.O.W. (uncredited)
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Roy Beck | ... |
Resistance fighter (uncredited)
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Derek Benfield | ... |
Airman Valet (uncredited)
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Susan Brodrick | ... |
Susan, Douglas' Fiancé (uncredited)
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Harold Coyne | ... |
P.O.W (uncredited)
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Bill Cummings | ... |
Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
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Billy Dean | ... |
German Guard (uncredited)
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John Dunbar | ... |
Officer at Reception (uncredited)
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Grey Eckel | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Vince Fleming | ... |
Tommy, Scott's Navigator (uncredited)
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Brian Grellis | ... |
Pilot Officer (uncredited)
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Victor Harrington | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Civilian Onlooker (uncredited)
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Cyril Kent | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Eric Kent | ... |
Escaping POW (uncredited)
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John Ketteringham | ... |
(uncredited)
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John F. Landry | ... |
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
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Michael Latimer | ... |
Clark (Pilot) (uncredited)
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George Layton | ... |
Pilot Officer (uncredited)
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Charles Lloyd Pack | ... |
Victor the Maitre 'D (uncredited)
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Andreas Malandrinos | ... |
French Peasant (uncredited)
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Michael McStay | ... |
Flt Lt Mason (uncredited)
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Norman Morris | ... |
Officer in Officers' Mess (uncredited)
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Stuart Myers | ... |
RAF Man (uncredited)
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Gerald Paris | ... |
Returning POW (uncredited)
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Arnold Schulkes | ... |
POW Receiving Confession (uncredited)
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Guy Standeven | ... |
Airman (uncredited)
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Derek Steen | ... |
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
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Gordon Stone | ... |
Resistance Leader (uncredited)
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Christopher Toyne | ... |
Pilot officer (uncredited)
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Patrick Tull | ... |
Flight Lieutenant Templeton (uncredited)
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Robert Urquhart | ... |
Major Kemble (uncredited)
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Directed by
Boris Sagal |
Written by
Donald S. Sanford | ... | (written by) and |
Joyce Perry | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Lewis J. Rachmil | ... | producer |
Music by
Frank Cordell |
Cinematography by
Paul Beeson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
John S. Smith |
Casting By
Irene Howard | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
William C. Andrews | ... | (as Bill Andrews) |
Makeup Department
Benny Royston | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Victor Peck | ... | production manager |
William S. Gilmore | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Waye | ... | assistant director |
Chris Kenny | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
John Jarvis | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
Norman Bolland | ... | sound recordist |
Bill Creed | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
Les Bowie | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Nobby Clark | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Jeff Clifford | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Terry Schubert | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Joe Powell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Stanley W. Sayer | ... | aerial photography (as Stan Sayer) |
John Winbolt | ... | camera operator |
David Cadwallader | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Baker | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Frank Cordell | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Doreen Soan | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Allen Wheeler | ... | chief aeronautical advisor (as Air Comm. Allen Wheeler) |
Alan Arnold | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
John Roast | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Oakmont Productions (presents)
Distributors
- United Artists (1969) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1969) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- FS Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Dear Film (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Explosive-Media (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Explosive-Media (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Special Effects
- The Bowie Organisation (special effects)
Other Companies
- Air Registration Board (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- Board of Trade (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- City of Liverpool (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- L. J. Hillman Engineering (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- Ministry of Defence (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- Personal Plane Services (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- Skyfame Limited (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- The Commanding Officer and Personnel of R.A.F. Station, Bovingdon (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
- The Commanding Officer and Personnel of the Staff College, Minley Manor (the producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the United Kingdom of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Squadron Leader Quint Munroe, an RAF pilot in World War II, has a hard time dealing with the presumed death in action of fellow Sq. Leader David 'Scotty' Scott, whose family practically raised him when he was orphaned, so they were like brothers. RAF Air Commodore Hufford has a crucial task for Quint, who is no longer serving in the squadron: a reconnaissance flight over the château de Charlon, a castle in occupied France, where the Nazis are probably developing a new generation of flying bombs; the defenses are indeed suspiciously tight. When analyzed, the photos show the castle grounds harbor an underground launching tunnel, and Quint gets a nearly impossible precision top-secret mission: select and train a team in only 10 days, when the French underground believes the first launch is planned, to 'aim' a new type of bouncing bomb into the tunnel, to blow up the whole Luftwaffe installation. Quint falls in love with Scotty's young widow Beth Scott, whose crippled brother, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Shelton, is on his team. After the Gestapo catches and tortures a French underground member, the Luftwaffe drops a film showing the castle being filled with captured RAF men, one of which is, to Quint and Doug's shock, Scotty, not dead after all, causing a dilemma for which Quint presents an even more daring solution, to be prepared in a few days... Written by KGF Vissers |
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Taglines | A Bomb Raid! A Prison Break! Each Impossible... See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The whole pre-credits sequence in its entirety was taken from the studio's previous picture, Operation Crossbow (1965). This movie would also utilize footage from the studio's earlier 633 Squadron (1964), most noticably the shot of Munroe rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames on the back of his flying jacket, after rerturning from the recon mission. See more » |
Goofs | Before the titles, the cooling tower of a nuclear reactor is visible on the left-hand of the screen. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from 633 Squadron (1964). See more » |
Quotes |
Hufford:
Ah, what do you say, Munroe, hmm? What are the odds? Munroe: About the same as spitting in an Air Commodore's eye from an express train, sir. See more » |