Kampfgeschwader 633

Originaltitel: 633 Squadron

1964
16
1 Std. 42 Min.

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6,4/10

4745

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During World War II, Norwegian underground leader Erik Bergman informs the British of the location of a German V2 fuel manufacturing plant. Situated beneath an overhanging cliff at the end of an easily defended fjord, the factory can be destroyed only by collapsing the cliff on top of it, using light Mosquito aircraft. Wing Comdr. Roy Grant's 633 squadron is assigned the task, and Bergman plans a ground attack to coincide with the air strike, but he is captured and tortured by the Gestapo. Gestapo headquarters is destroyed by the 633 squadron, and Bergman is killed, but not before he reveals the plans for the attack. Underground resistance is destroyed, and Mosquito pilots, unaware that the ground attack will not take place, fly to the factory, and the entire squadron is wiped out. However, the last bomb dropped makes the mission a success. Only Grant and his navigator survive.

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Ein RAF-Geschwader hat den Auftrag, eine deutsche Raketentreibstofffabrik in Norwegen auszuschalten. Die Fabrik liefert Treibstoff für die Bemühungen der Nazis, während des D-Day Raketen auf... Alles lesenEin RAF-Geschwader hat den Auftrag, eine deutsche Raketentreibstofffabrik in Norwegen auszuschalten. Die Fabrik liefert Treibstoff für die Bemühungen der Nazis, während des D-Day Raketen auf England abzufeuern.Ein RAF-Geschwader hat den Auftrag, eine deutsche Raketentreibstofffabrik in Norwegen auszuschalten. Die Fabrik liefert Treibstoff für die Bemühungen der Nazis, während des D-Day Raketen auf England abzufeuern.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

4745

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Cliff Robertson, an accomplished pilot, wanted to buy one of the Mosquitoes after filming had finished, as he was so impressed with the type. He was not permitted to do this but he later bought a Spitfire Mk IX which he owned until the late 1990s.

Patzer
Hilde Bergman's hair and clothes are 1964 style; the rest of the women in the cast also flaunt 1964 hair styles; the men's hair is also already in the longer early 1960's style, totally unmilitary and nothing like the 1940s styles.

Zitate
[last lines]
Squadron Leader Adams: Well, at least the rockets won't happen.
Air Vice Marshal Davis: Of course they'll happen. But they won't start tomorrow, or this month or on D-Day, and that's important.
Squadron Leader Adams: Then what's it all add up to? All their sacrifice?
Air Vice Marshal Davis: A successful operation.
Squadron Leader Adams: But they're probably all dead. All 633 Squadron.
Air Vice Marshal Davis: You can't kill a squadron.

Verbindungen
Edited into Moskito-Bomber greifen an (1969)

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6/10

Rather cliched, but with definite high points.

In the spring of 1944 an RAF Mosquito Squadron are ordered to attack a German rocket fuel plant in Norway. The mission involves flying up a heavily defended fjord and bombing a cliff overhang in an attempt to bury the factory, which is built into the rock.

I bought this on DVD in a '3 for £20' offer, as I had fond memories of it from childhood, and it had been around 20 years since I last remember seeing it. I have to say that it's not nearly as good as I remembered it to be. The plot is full of cliches and there's the inevitable love interest for the lead. That said, there are points to recommend it. Cliff Robertson gives another reliable performance as the Wing Commander in charge of the squadron, and there are equally dependable turns from Harry Andrews and Donald Houston. The numerous flying sequences with the Mosquito Bombers are expertly filmed, and it's a real bonus to finally see the film in its correct 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The special effects aren't bad for 1964, and Ron Goodwin's famous score underpins the whole venture.

The main problem that I have with the film is that it borrows heavily from 'The Dam Busters' in terms of plot, without ever scaling the heights (no pun intended) of that classic. It may have lush Panavision photography, better effects etc., but lacks the nail biting tension and expertly constructed drama of its predecessor. However, it's perfectly acceptable entertainment, if somewhat abrupt at the end.