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Battle of Britain

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”

PG · 15 Sept 1969 · 132 min · English

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The film

Synopsis

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.

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Cast & characters

Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

Michael Caine

Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Curd Jürgens

Baron von Richter

Ian McShane

Sgt. Pilot Andy

Kenneth More

Group Capt. Baker

Laurence Olivier

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Nigel Patrick

Group Capt. Hope

Christopher Plummer

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Michael Redgrave

Air Vice Marshal Evill

Ralph Richardson

Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Robert Shaw

Squadron Leader Skipper

Behind the camera

Key crew

Director: Guy Hamilton
Writing: Derek Dempster, James Kennaway, Derek Wood
Cinematography: Freddie Young
Original music: Ron Goodwin

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