The Thousand Plane Raid (1969)

Director:

Boris Sagal

Writers:

Ralph Barker (novel), Donald S. Sanford,

Stars:

Christopher George, Laraine Stephens, J.D. Cannon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher George	...	Col. Greg Brandon
Laraine Stephens	...	Gabrielle
J.D. Cannon	...	Gen. Palmer
Gary Marshal	...	Wing Cmdr. Taffy Howard
Michael Evans	...	Group Commander
Gavin MacLeod	...	Sgt. Kruger
Noam Pitlik	...	Lt. Jacoby
Ben Murphy	...	Lt. Archer
Bo Hopkins	...	Capt. Douglass
Tim McIntire	...	Lt. Quimby
Barry Atwater	...	Gen. Conway
Scott Thomas	...	Lt. Richman
John Carter	...	Middleton
James Gammon	...	Maj. Varga
Charles Dierkop	...	Railla

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

airforce | bomber | world war two | based on novel

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Taglines:

The biggest air-borne armada of the war - a thousand bombers on a secret mission to destroy the Nazi dream of a Thousand Year Reich!

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Genres:

Adventure | War

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

1000 aquile su Kreistag

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oakmont Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

After the group commander's B-17 crash-lands and explodes, one shot of the wreck as emergency crews rush to help is clearly of a B-29, not a B-17.

User Reviews

Better in Spanish!

Just saw this 36 year old movie on a Spanish T.V. channel.It was a midnight movie and it's dubbed in Spanish. This movie is very and I mean very cheaply made. It looks more like a made for T.V. movie. However, it was made in 1969 and most likely it was riding on the coat-tails of such films as Battle for Britan or Operation Crossbow. I like Christopher George, but the poor guy just wasn't given any decent acting roles. I feel his "meatiest" role was that of gunman Nelson McCloud in the John Wayne movie, El Dorado. Sadly, Christopher George died of a massive heart attack at 54, and is best remembered for his hit 1960s T.V. show, The Rat Patrol. As for this film, well, it's better in Spanish! Only thing, I don't speak Spanish!